Lives and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin |
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... of politics. Lincoln, indeed, was the only person in the community whose accomplishments were equal to the task of making out the mail returns for the Department. An acquaintance says that the Presidency can never make our.
... of politics. Lincoln, indeed, was the only person in the community whose accomplishments were equal to the task of making out the mail returns for the Department. An acquaintance says that the Presidency can never make our.
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... equal parts of horse and alligator, and to be able to vanquish one's weight in wild cats, than now, there flourished, in the region of New Salem, a band of jolly, roistering blades, calling themselves " Clary's Grove Boys," who not only ...
... equal parts of horse and alligator, and to be able to vanquish one's weight in wild cats, than now, there flourished, in the region of New Salem, a band of jolly, roistering blades, calling themselves " Clary's Grove Boys," who not only ...
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... equal in strength. These were qualities which commended him to the people, and made him the favorite officer of the battalion. Parties, at this time, were distinguished as Adams parties and Jackson parties, and in Lincoln's county the ...
... equal in strength. These were qualities which commended him to the people, and made him the favorite officer of the battalion. Parties, at this time, were distinguished as Adams parties and Jackson parties, and in Lincoln's county the ...
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... equal to it. The effect produced on the listeners was mag-etic. No one who was present will ever forget the power and vehemence of the following passage: "My distinguished friend says it is an insult to the emigrants to Kansas and ...
... equal to it. The effect produced on the listeners was mag-etic. No one who was present will ever forget the power and vehemence of the following passage: "My distinguished friend says it is an insult to the emigrants to Kansas and ...
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... equal to the conflict. As the pretended advocate of the right of every man to govern himself and regulate his own affairs, Douglas was full of words. When a flash of truth showed him the real advocate of one man's right to enslave ...
... equal to the conflict. As the pretended advocate of the right of every man to govern himself and regulate his own affairs, Douglas was full of words. When a flash of truth showed him the real advocate of one man's right to enslave ...
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