The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... ; for although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing , we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it by being a slave himself . Most governments have been based , practically , on the [ 36 ] Fragment.
... ; for although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing , we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it by being a slave himself . Most governments have been based , practically , on the [ 36 ] Fragment.
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... slave State unfairly , that is , by the very means for which you say you would hang men ? Must she still be admitted ... slavery question in Kansas , I plainly see you and I would differ about the Nebraska law . I look upon that ...
... slave State unfairly , that is , by the very means for which you say you would hang men ? Must she still be admitted ... slavery question in Kansas , I plainly see you and I would differ about the Nebraska law . I look upon that ...
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Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. " Union could not stand half slave and half free " ; and also what I meant when I said ... slavery agitation . Under the operation of that policy that agitation has not only not ceased , but constantly ...
Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. " Union could not stand half slave and half free " ; and also what I meant when I said ... slavery agitation . Under the operation of that policy that agitation has not only not ceased , but constantly ...
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