Letters and Addresses of Abraham LincolnUnit Book Publishing Company, 1903 - 389 pages |
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Page 9
... perhaps the most dangerous in example and revolting to humanity . In the Mississippi case they first commenced by hanging the regular gamblers — a set of men certainly not following for a livelihood a very useful or very honest ...
... perhaps the most dangerous in example and revolting to humanity . In the Mississippi case they first commenced by hanging the regular gamblers — a set of men certainly not following for a livelihood a very useful or very honest ...
Page 10
... perhaps ready to ask , " What has this to do with the perpetuation of our political institutions ? " swer , " It has much to do with it . " Its direct consequences are , comparatively speaking , but a small evil , and much of its danger ...
... perhaps ready to ask , " What has this to do with the perpetuation of our political institutions ? " swer , " It has much to do with it . " Its direct consequences are , comparatively speaking , but a small evil , and much of its danger ...
Page 15
... perhaps more so , acquire it by doing good as harm , yet , that opportunity being past , and nothing left to be done in the way of building up , he would set boldly to the task of pulling down . Here then is a probable case , highly ...
... perhaps more so , acquire it by doing good as harm , yet , that opportunity being past , and nothing left to be done in the way of building up , he would set boldly to the task of pulling down . Here then is a probable case , highly ...
Page 20
... Perhaps any other man would know enough without further information ; but I consider it my peculiar right to plead ignorance , and your bounden duty to allow the plea . I want in all cases to do right , and most particularly so in all ...
... Perhaps any other man would know enough without further information ; but I consider it my peculiar right to plead ignorance , and your bounden duty to allow the plea . I want in all cases to do right , and most particularly so in all ...
Page 23
... perhaps more , than an Irishman does the halter . After all my sufferings upon this deeply interesting sub- ject , here I am , wholly , unexpectedly , completely out of the " scrape , " and I now want to know if you can guess how I I ...
... perhaps more , than an Irishman does the halter . After all my sufferings upon this deeply interesting sub- ject , here I am , wholly , unexpectedly , completely out of the " scrape , " and I now want to know if you can guess how I I ...
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