The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Including His Speeches, Messages, Inaugurals, Proclamations, Etc., Etc |
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... action of Congress , and the sentiment of the people - The disastrous Battle of Bull Run , July 21st , 1861 - General McClellan succeeds General Scott in command of the National armies - General Butler's theory and practice in regard to ...
... action of Congress , and the sentiment of the people - The disastrous Battle of Bull Run , July 21st , 1861 - General McClellan succeeds General Scott in command of the National armies - General Butler's theory and practice in regard to ...
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... action in which the masses move and have their being . The influence of gentle blood , the advan- tages of education , wealth and position , which moulded his earlier life , conspired to make him the representative of the aristocratic ...
... action in which the masses move and have their being . The influence of gentle blood , the advan- tages of education , wealth and position , which moulded his earlier life , conspired to make him the representative of the aristocratic ...
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... action . No public man , under the pressure of great re- sponsibilities , adhered more strictly to Col. Crockett's well - known rule of " Be sure you're right , and then go ahead ; " and those familiar phrases which were so often on his ...
... action . No public man , under the pressure of great re- sponsibilities , adhered more strictly to Col. Crockett's well - known rule of " Be sure you're right , and then go ahead ; " and those familiar phrases which were so often on his ...
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... action , easy of adaptation to every varying circumstance of life , fearless in its courage , persistent in its purpose . If there is any truth in the theory that the mental charac- teristics of men are fashioned by the scenery amidst ...
... action , easy of adaptation to every varying circumstance of life , fearless in its courage , persistent in its purpose . If there is any truth in the theory that the mental charac- teristics of men are fashioned by the scenery amidst ...
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... actions in the disposal of real estate were not uncommon at that period , we see no reason to doubt it , nor to consider it as prejudicial to Thomas Lincoln's character ; for it must be remembered that those days were not the days of ...
... actions in the disposal of real estate were not uncommon at that period , we see no reason to doubt it , nor to consider it as prejudicial to Thomas Lincoln's character ; for it must be remembered that those days were not the days of ...
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