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... Union heretofore only menaced , is now formidably attempted . I hold , that in contemplation of universal law , and of the Constitution , the Union of these States is perpetual . Perpetuity is implied , if not expressed , in the ...
... Union heretofore only menaced , is now formidably attempted . I hold , that in contemplation of universal law , and of the Constitution , the Union of these States is perpetual . Perpetuity is implied , if not expressed , in the ...
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... Union , I , 195 . 112. Nevins , Ordeal of the Union , 1 , 195 . 113. Lincoln ridiculed Cass ' military record in a speech on the floor of the House , where he stated that trying to tie Cass to a military coattail was like a group of ...
... Union , I , 195 . 112. Nevins , Ordeal of the Union , 1 , 195 . 113. Lincoln ridiculed Cass ' military record in a speech on the floor of the House , where he stated that trying to tie Cass to a military coattail was like a group of ...
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... Union or out of it . It would perhaps , add astonishment to his regret , were he to learn that since I have found professed Union men endeavoring to make that question , I have purposely forborne any public expression upon it . As ...
... Union or out of it . It would perhaps , add astonishment to his regret , were he to learn that since I have found professed Union men endeavoring to make that question , I have purposely forborne any public expression upon it . As ...
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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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