The Words of Abraham Lincoln: For Use in SchoolsWestern Publishing House, 1898 - 270 pages |
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... speeches , letters and state papers of Mr. Lincoln that most clearly reveal what sort of patriot , statesman and man he was . It has in it , there- fore , no connected or detailed account of Mr. Lincoln's boyhood or early manhood . It ...
... speeches , letters and state papers of Mr. Lincoln that most clearly reveal what sort of patriot , statesman and man he was . It has in it , there- fore , no connected or detailed account of Mr. Lincoln's boyhood or early manhood . It ...
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... speeches , state papers , etc. , chosen , might be repre- sentative of their author in the highest and best sense . This task was made a good deal easier by the fact that Lincoln's public life and service mainly centered in the struggle ...
... speeches , state papers , etc. , chosen , might be repre- sentative of their author in the highest and best sense . This task was made a good deal easier by the fact that Lincoln's public life and service mainly centered in the struggle ...
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... speeches , state papers , letters and addresses are so plain , so simple , as to need only a reading to be understood . The editor , therefore , has been careful to add a note here and there only . In addition to Mr. Lincoln's own words ...
... speeches , state papers , letters and addresses are so plain , so simple , as to need only a reading to be understood . The editor , therefore , has been careful to add a note here and there only . In addition to Mr. Lincoln's own words ...
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... speeches Speech at Springfield , Ill . - June 16 , 1858 Lincoln's rule of political action • 1 • Leonard Swett . Lincoln as an orator Speech in reply to Senator Douglas - July 10 , 1858 Lincoln as a lawyer Lincoln as a lawyer • Page ΙΟ ...
... speeches Speech at Springfield , Ill . - June 16 , 1858 Lincoln's rule of political action • 1 • Leonard Swett . Lincoln as an orator Speech in reply to Senator Douglas - July 10 , 1858 Lincoln as a lawyer Lincoln as a lawyer • Page ΙΟ ...
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... speech or action . He seems to have had but one rule of conduct , always that of practical and successful politics , to let himself be guided by events , when they were sure to bring him out where he wished to go , though by what seemed ...
... speech or action . He seems to have had but one rule of conduct , always that of practical and successful politics , to let himself be guided by events , when they were sure to bring him out where he wished to go , though by what seemed ...
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