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I do not believe any compromise embracing the maintenance of the Union is now possible . All I learn leads to a directly opposite belief . The strength of the rebellion is its military , its army . That army dominates all ...
I do not believe any compromise embracing the maintenance of the Union is now possible . All I learn leads to a directly opposite belief . The strength of the rebellion is its military , its army . That army dominates all ...
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Not only does it afford the obvious and immediate military advantages ; but in showing to the world that your army could be divided , putting the stronger part to an important new service , and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old ...
Not only does it afford the obvious and immediate military advantages ; but in showing to the world that your army could be divided , putting the stronger part to an important new service , and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old ...
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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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