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In fact there soon will be no substantial rebel force anywhere else . But if we send all the force from here to McClellan , the enemy will , before we can know of it , send a force from Richmond and take Washington .
In fact there soon will be no substantial rebel force anywhere else . But if we send all the force from here to McClellan , the enemy will , before we can know of it , send a force from Richmond and take Washington .
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A reasonable force should in every event be kept about Washington for its protection . Then let the country give us a hundred thousand new troops in the shortest possible time , which , added to McClellan directly or indirectly ...
A reasonable force should in every event be kept about Washington for its protection . Then let the country give us a hundred thousand new troops in the shortest possible time , which , added to McClellan directly or indirectly ...
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There are but three conceivable ways : First , to suppress the rebellion by force of arms . This I am trying to do . Are you for it ? If you are , ? so far we are agreed . If you are not for it , a second way is to give up the Union .
There are but three conceivable ways : First , to suppress the rebellion by force of arms . This I am trying to do . Are you for it ? If you are , ? so far we are agreed . If you are not for it , a second way is to give up the Union .
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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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