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... was picked up in “ blab schools , " where all writing and reading were done out loud . Lincoln never gave up this habit of reading out loud as he wrote , and as William E. Barton observed , “ His verbal precision came in part from ...
... was picked up in “ blab schools , " where all writing and reading were done out loud . Lincoln never gave up this habit of reading out loud as he wrote , and as William E. Barton observed , “ His verbal precision came in part from ...
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“ I am little inclined to say anything unless I hope to produce some good by it , " wrote Lincoln . It is because of this determination that we find so much meaningful counsel compressed into every sentence he uttered or wrote .
“ I am little inclined to say anything unless I hope to produce some good by it , " wrote Lincoln . It is because of this determination that we find so much meaningful counsel compressed into every sentence he uttered or wrote .
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wwwm WWW The Letter Lincoln Wrote But Did Not Send W WWWW Most military authorities agreed that had General Meade pursued his advantage after his victory at Gettysburg , the war might have been ended then and there .
wwwm WWW The Letter Lincoln Wrote But Did Not Send W WWWW Most military authorities agreed that had General Meade pursued his advantage after his victory at Gettysburg , the war might have been ended then and there .
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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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