The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: As Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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At the beginning of that month , in the inaugural , I said : “ The power confided in me will be used to hold , occupy , and possess the property and places belonging to the government , and to collect the duties and imposts .
At the beginning of that month , in the inaugural , I said : “ The power confided in me will be used to hold , occupy , and possess the property and places belonging to the government , and to collect the duties and imposts .
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What should be done is to hold what we have in the West , open the Mississippi , and take Chattanooga and East Tennessee without more . A reasonable force should in every event be kept about Washington for its protection .
What should be done is to hold what we have in the West , open the Mississippi , and take Chattanooga and East Tennessee without more . A reasonable force should in every event be kept about Washington for its protection .
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wwwww “ Hold on with a bull - dog grip . ... " www W WHEN a number of State Governors had appealed to General Grant to release troops to suppress draft uprisings , Grant flatly refused to weaken his lines and was strongly backed in his ...
wwwww “ Hold on with a bull - dog grip . ... " www W WHEN a number of State Governors had appealed to General Grant to release troops to suppress draft uprisings , Grant flatly refused to weaken his lines and was strongly backed in his ...
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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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