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the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction ; or its advocates will push it forward till it will become alike lawful in all the states , old as well as new , North as well as South .
the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction ; or its advocates will push it forward till it will become alike lawful in all the states , old as well as new , North as well as South .
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I am not in favor of such a course ; and I may say in advance that there will be no bloodshed unless it is forced upon the gov . ernment . The government will not use force , unless force is used against it . My friends , this is wholly ...
I am not in favor of such a course ; and I may say in advance that there will be no bloodshed unless it is forced upon the gov . ernment . The government will not use force , unless force is used against it . My friends , this is wholly ...
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Please write me at least as long a letter as this , of course saying in it just what you think fit . A. LINCOLN wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww www wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww 99 " ... like an ox jumped ( 166 )
Please write me at least as long a letter as this , of course saying in it just what you think fit . A. LINCOLN wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww www wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww 99 " ... like an ox jumped ( 166 )
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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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