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yourself to me chiefly in behalf of this glorious Union in which we live , in all of which you have , my hearty sympathy , and , as far as may be within my power , will have , one and inseparably , my hearty coöperation .
yourself to me chiefly in behalf of this glorious Union in which we live , in all of which you have , my hearty sympathy , and , as far as may be within my power , will have , one and inseparably , my hearty coöperation .
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They very well know the way to avert all this is simply to take their place in the Union upon the old terms . If they will not do this , should they not receive harder blows rather than lighter ones ? You are ready to say I apply to ...
They very well know the way to avert all this is simply to take their place in the Union upon the old terms . If they will not do this , should they not receive harder blows rather than lighter ones ? You are ready to say I apply to ...
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aid you in saving the Union . Whenever you shall have conquered all resistance to the Union , if I shall urge you to continue fighting , it will be an apt time then for you to declare you will not fight to free negroes .
aid you in saving the Union . Whenever you shall have conquered all resistance to the Union , if I shall urge you to continue fighting , it will be an apt time then for you to declare you will not fight to free negroes .
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: As Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1965 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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