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Lincoln is probably the best example of the ethically sensitive individual confronted with a situation which , in his opinion ... The possibility that he would make war on the South roused profound turmoil in Lincoln's innermost being .
Lincoln is probably the best example of the ethically sensitive individual confronted with a situation which , in his opinion ... The possibility that he would make war on the South roused profound turmoil in Lincoln's innermost being .
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Lincoln did not feel it incumbent upon him to take up the banner of religion on this issue . He did not feel himself either adequately committed to any organized religious group or adequately equipped intellectually to wrestle with the ...
Lincoln did not feel it incumbent upon him to take up the banner of religion on this issue . He did not feel himself either adequately committed to any organized religious group or adequately equipped intellectually to wrestle with the ...
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Statement by Douglas , quoted by Lincoln in speech at Springfield , Illinois , June 26 , 1857 ( Basler , p . 361 ) . 9. Lincoln's comment on Douglas's statement ( ibid . , p . 362 ) . 10. Ibid . , p . 361 , also p . 437 . 11. " .
Statement by Douglas , quoted by Lincoln in speech at Springfield , Illinois , June 26 , 1857 ( Basler , p . 361 ) . 9. Lincoln's comment on Douglas's statement ( ibid . , p . 362 ) . 10. Ibid . , p . 361 , also p . 437 . 11. " .
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| Title | The Ethical in the Jewish and American Heritage Volume 4 of Moreshet series : studies in Jewish history, literature and thought Volume 4 of Moreshet series |
| Author | Simon Greenberg |
| Publisher | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0873340027, 9780873340021 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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