Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Containing His Early History and Political Career; Together with the Speeches, Messages, Proclamations and Other Official Documents Illustrative of His Eventful Administration |
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Page 67
... duty devolves upon me which is , perhaps , greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington . He never could have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence , upon which he at all times relied ...
... duty devolves upon me which is , perhaps , greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington . He never could have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence , upon which he at all times relied ...
Page 69
... duties on foreign importations , or even withhold the mails from places where they were habitually violated , would any or all of these things be invasion or coercion ? Do our professed lovers of the Union , who spitefully resolve that ...
... duties on foreign importations , or even withhold the mails from places where they were habitually violated , would any or all of these things be invasion or coercion ? Do our professed lovers of the Union , who spitefully resolve that ...
Page 84
... duty , and do right , you will sustain me , will you not ? Received , as I am , by the members of a Legislature , the majority of whom do not agree with me in political sentiments , I trust that I may have their assistance in piloting ...
... duty , and do right , you will sustain me , will you not ? Received , as I am , by the members of a Legislature , the majority of whom do not agree with me in political sentiments , I trust that I may have their assistance in piloting ...
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... duty to shed blood , and most especially never to shed fraternal blood . I promise that , so far as I have wisdom to direct , if so painful a result shall in any wise be brought about , it shall be through no fault of mine . Allusion ...
... duty to shed blood , and most especially never to shed fraternal blood . I promise that , so far as I have wisdom to direct , if so painful a result shall in any wise be brought about , it shall be through no fault of mine . Allusion ...
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... duty on my part , I shall perfectly perform it , so far as is practicable , unless my rightful masters , the Ameri ... duties and imposts ; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects there will be no invasion , no using of force ...
... duty on my part , I shall perfectly perform it , so far as is practicable , unless my rightful masters , the Ameri ... duties and imposts ; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects there will be no invasion , no using of force ...
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