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... Lincoln , " Spot Resolutions " Introduced in the House of Representatives , 847 December 22 , 1847 865 Representative Abraham Lincoln , " The War with Mexico " -His Maiden Speech before the House of Representatives , 867 January 12 ...
... Lincoln , " Spot Resolutions " Introduced in the House of Representatives , 847 December 22 , 1847 865 Representative Abraham Lincoln , " The War with Mexico " -His Maiden Speech before the House of Representatives , 867 January 12 ...
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... Lincoln was not an overnight event . Lincoln , like a good barrel of whiskey , mellowed and aged in the American environment . He was the quintessential American , born on the frontier , nurtured in the rural towns and cities of the ...
... Lincoln was not an overnight event . Lincoln , like a good barrel of whiskey , mellowed and aged in the American environment . He was the quintessential American , born on the frontier , nurtured in the rural towns and cities of the ...
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... Lincoln understood this , and later he was able to overcome some of his limitations on this question . But politics is made of the reality of life , and Lincoln's words and actions . spoke to the realities of mid - nineteenth century ...
... Lincoln understood this , and later he was able to overcome some of his limitations on this question . But politics is made of the reality of life , and Lincoln's words and actions . spoke to the realities of mid - nineteenth century ...
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The Ambivalence of the Concept of Party | 597 |
The Formative Period | 603 |
In Search of Victory | 615 |
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