The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... tion , and therefore determine to let the worst come . I here assure you that the candid statement of facts on your part , however low it may sink me , shall never break the tie of personal friendship between us . I wish an answer to ...
... tion , and therefore determine to let the worst come . I here assure you that the candid statement of facts on your part , however low it may sink me , shall never break the tie of personal friendship between us . I wish an answer to ...
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... tion , whilst they should stab it in another place . But possibly I am mistaken . The Secretary of War and I have agreed that if the judge will take the oath of allegiance usually taken in such cases , he may be discharged . Please ...
... tion , whilst they should stab it in another place . But possibly I am mistaken . The Secretary of War and I have agreed that if the judge will take the oath of allegiance usually taken in such cases , he may be discharged . Please ...
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... tion to that army , is simply nothing for the pres- ent , because such man or men have no power whatever to enforce their side of a compromise , if one were made with them . To illustrate : Suppose refugees from the South and peace [ 186 ]
... tion to that army , is simply nothing for the pres- ent , because such man or men have no power whatever to enforce their side of a compromise , if one were made with them . To illustrate : Suppose refugees from the South and peace [ 186 ]
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | Greenberg, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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