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... follow as fast as circumstances should permit . They meant to set up a standard maxim for free society , which should be familiar to all , and revered by all ; con- stantly looked to , constantly labored for , and even though never ...
... follow as fast as circumstances should permit . They meant to set up a standard maxim for free society , which should be familiar to all , and revered by all ; con- stantly looked to , constantly labored for , and even though never ...
Page 112
... follows from anything I have said , but he rushes on with his assertions . I adhere to the Declaration of Independence . If Judge Douglas and his friends are not willing to stand by it , let them come up and amend it . Let them make it ...
... follows from anything I have said , but he rushes on with his assertions . I adhere to the Declaration of Independence . If Judge Douglas and his friends are not willing to stand by it , let them come up and amend it . Let them make it ...
Page 114
... follows from that necessity . What I would most desire would be the separation of the white and black races . [ From Lincoln's reply to Douglas in the first joint debate , Ottawa , Illinois , 21 August 1858. ] Now , gentlemen , I don't ...
... follows from that necessity . What I would most desire would be the separation of the white and black races . [ From Lincoln's reply to Douglas in the first joint debate , Ottawa , Illinois , 21 August 1858. ] Now , gentlemen , I don't ...
Page 192
... follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union ; that resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void ; and that acts of violence , within any State or States , against the ...
... follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union ; that resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void ; and that acts of violence , within any State or States , against the ...
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... follow . In full view of his great responsibility he has , so far , done what he has deemed his duty . You will now , according to your own judgment , perform yours . He sincerely hopes that your views and your actions may so accord ...
... follow . In full view of his great responsibility he has , so far , done what he has deemed his duty . You will now , according to your own judgment , perform yours . He sincerely hopes that your views and your actions may so accord ...
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