The Table Talk of Abraham LincolnF.A. Stokes Company, 1894 - 154 pages Donated by Carl W. Schaefer. |
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... of action , a winnowing process becomes at once observable , and much which was at first deemed worthy of preservation is seen to have lost its importance ; it has no enduring relation to history or to any probable action to TABLE TALK.
... of action , a winnowing process becomes at once observable , and much which was at first deemed worthy of preservation is seen to have lost its importance ; it has no enduring relation to history or to any probable action to TABLE TALK.
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... preserved is mainly personal or biographical . After he became the chief magistrate of the nation , he almost ceased to write personal letters , or even to read them . He seemed to have no longer any in- terests , hardly any thoughts ...
... preserved is mainly personal or biographical . After he became the chief magistrate of the nation , he almost ceased to write personal letters , or even to read them . He seemed to have no longer any in- terests , hardly any thoughts ...
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... preserving . This latter idea soon extended to many sayings which were of a con- versational nature , and in dealing with any pointed presentation of them it is necessary to take into consideration the trustworthiness of the hearer who ...
... preserving . This latter idea soon extended to many sayings which were of a con- versational nature , and in dealing with any pointed presentation of them it is necessary to take into consideration the trustworthiness of the hearer who ...
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... preservation of the cargo ; and so long as the ship is safe , with the cargo , it shall not be abandoned . This Union shall never be abandoned , unless the possibility of its existence shall cease to exist , without the necessity of ...
... preservation of the cargo ; and so long as the ship is safe , with the cargo , it shall not be abandoned . This Union shall never be abandoned , unless the possibility of its existence shall cease to exist , without the necessity of ...
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... preserve it . " INAUGURAL ADDRESS , 1861 . " I hold that , in contemplation of universal law , and of the Consti- tution , the Union of these States is perpetual . Perpetuity is im- plied , if not expressed , in the funda- mental law of ...
... preserve it . " INAUGURAL ADDRESS , 1861 . " I hold that , in contemplation of universal law , and of the Consti- tution , the Union of these States is perpetual . Perpetuity is im- plied , if not expressed , in the funda- mental law of ...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN affairs Almighty Ameri American announcement army asked assassination believe bless cerning CHICAGO chin-fly churches civil coln colored Consti Constitution CONVERSATION CUTHBERT BULLITT deal declared Divine duty EMANCIPATION endure EXECUTIVE MANSION fathers Fillmore forces GRESS Habeas corpus hands Heaven human hundred ILLS INAUGURAL ADDRESS indispensable JULY JULY 26 JUNE JUNE 12 justice keep labor LETTER liberty litical living Lord Lord Lyons MARCH ment MESSAGE TO CONGRESS METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH mighty never occasion OHIO pardon peace preserve President principle PROCLAMATION public safety quire rebellion or invasion REPLY REVERDY JOHNSON safe save the Union SECOND ANNUAL MESSAGE SEPT SERENADE slavery soldiers SPEECH AT PEORIA SPEECH AT SPRINGFIELD stitution STODDARD struggle success sure surrender thing thought tion tional trial true tution ultimate extinction utterances White House WORKINGMEN YORK