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... principles, by a larger vote than that given to any other candidate. As a legislator he served his constituents so well that he was three times afterward returned to his place; in 1836, in 1838, and in 1840. He then terminated his ...
... principles, by a larger vote than that given to any other candidate. As a legislator he served his constituents so well that he was three times afterward returned to his place; in 1836, in 1838, and in 1840. He then terminated his ...
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... principles; he was opposed to the war, as Corwin was; he was antislavery, as Clay was; he favored internal improvements, as all the great Whigs did. And as Abraham Lincoln never sat astride of any fence, unless in his rail-splitting ...
... principles; he was opposed to the war, as Corwin was; he was antislavery, as Clay was; he favored internal improvements, as all the great Whigs did. And as Abraham Lincoln never sat astride of any fence, unless in his rail-splitting ...
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... principle, it seems never to have been one of Lincoln's traits to indulge in bitter personalities. His only enemies, therefore, are those who hate his principles. On the 21st of December, 1848, Mr. Gott, of New York, offered a ...
... principle, it seems never to have been one of Lincoln's traits to indulge in bitter personalities. His only enemies, therefore, are those who hate his principles. On the 21st of December, 1848, Mr. Gott, of New York, offered a ...
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... principle (opposition to slavery extension) the whole Republican soul, that, whether in or out of platforms, it remains the life and strength of the party. To this measure Mr. Lincoln was fully committed. Indeed, it is a peculiarity of ...
... principle (opposition to slavery extension) the whole Republican soul, that, whether in or out of platforms, it remains the life and strength of the party. To this measure Mr. Lincoln was fully committed. Indeed, it is a peculiarity of ...
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... principle, their followers called them to account; and a persistence in the advocacy of measures repugnant to the ... principles of opposition to the Mexican war and the acquisition of slave territory. This is not the place to pronounce ...
... principle, their followers called them to account; and a persistence in the advocacy of measures repugnant to the ... principles of opposition to the Mexican war and the acquisition of slave territory. This is not the place to pronounce ...
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LIVES & SPEECHES OF ABRAHAM LI William Dean 1837-1920 Howells,John Lord 1812-1887 Hayes,Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln No preview available - 2016 |
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