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A house divided against itself cannot stand . " ww LINCOL INCOLN'S famous " House Divided Speech " placed him squarely in the middle of a raging national controversy . Many persons , including Douglas , sought to discredit him by ...
A house divided against itself cannot stand . " ww LINCOL INCOLN'S famous " House Divided Speech " placed him squarely in the middle of a raging national controversy . Many persons , including Douglas , sought to discredit him by ...
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Union could not stand half slave and half free " ; and also what I meant when I said " a house di- vided against itself could not stand " is received and I very cheerfully answer it as plainly as I may be able .
Union could not stand half slave and half free " ; and also what I meant when I said " a house di- vided against itself could not stand " is received and I very cheerfully answer it as plainly as I may be able .
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... you would justify it , even beyond a mere acknowledgment that the Commander - in- Chief may order what he pleases . Yours , very truly , ABRAHAM LINCOLN 66 ... a safe place for certain men to stand [ 120 ] To George B McClellan.
... you would justify it , even beyond a mere acknowledgment that the Commander - in- Chief may order what he pleases . Yours , very truly , ABRAHAM LINCOLN 66 ... a safe place for certain men to stand [ 120 ] To George B McClellan.
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POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To Judge Stephen T Logan | 25 |
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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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