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... ment . But this is a reprieve only , not a final sentence . A geographical line , coinciding with a marked principle , moral and political , once conceived and held up to the angry pas- sions of men , will never be obliterated ; and ...
... ment . But this is a reprieve only , not a final sentence . A geographical line , coinciding with a marked principle , moral and political , once conceived and held up to the angry pas- sions of men , will never be obliterated ; and ...
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... ment to speak today , and the gentlemen who brought the notice of that appointment to you is now by my side . Some weeks after that appointment had been made and published in the newspapers , Mr. Lincoln made an appointment here for the ...
... ment to speak today , and the gentlemen who brought the notice of that appointment to you is now by my side . Some weeks after that appointment had been made and published in the newspapers , Mr. Lincoln made an appointment here for the ...
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... ment under which we live ; " while you with one accord reject , and scout , and spit upon that old policy , and insist upon substituting something new . True , you disagree among yourselves as to what that substi tute shall be ... but ...
... ment under which we live ; " while you with one accord reject , and scout , and spit upon that old policy , and insist upon substituting something new . True , you disagree among yourselves as to what that substi tute shall be ... but ...
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American Paradox | 15 |
Tall Sucker and Little Giant | 141 |
Living Dog and Dead Lion | 173 |
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