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Page 55
... positions . First he takes up one , and in attempting to argue us into it he argues himself out of it , then seizes an ... position on which it can settle down and be at ease . Again , it is a singular omission in this message that it no ...
... positions . First he takes up one , and in attempting to argue us into it he argues himself out of it , then seizes an ... position on which it can settle down and be at ease . Again , it is a singular omission in this message that it no ...
Page 85
... position our fathers gave it , and there let it rest in peace . Let us readopt the Declaration of In- dependence , and with it the practices and policy which har- monize with it . Let North and South - let all Americans -let all lovers ...
... position our fathers gave it , and there let it rest in peace . Let us readopt the Declaration of In- dependence , and with it the practices and policy which har- monize with it . Let North and South - let all Americans -let all lovers ...
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... position and ability is such that he can make the support of your meas- ure , whatever it may be , a Democratic party necessity , and the thing is done . Apropos of this , let me tell you an anec- dote . Douglas introduced the Nebraska ...
... position and ability is such that he can make the support of your meas- ure , whatever it may be , a Democratic party necessity , and the thing is done . Apropos of this , let me tell you an anec- dote . Douglas introduced the Nebraska ...
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... position . Let us discard all these things , and unite as one people throughout this land , until we shall once more stand up declaring that all men are created equal . [ From a speech at Springfield , Illinois , 17 July 1858. ] Last ...
... position . Let us discard all these things , and unite as one people throughout this land , until we shall once more stand up declaring that all men are created equal . [ From a speech at Springfield , Illinois , 17 July 1858. ] Last ...
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... position . I have never said anything to the contrary , but I hold that , notwith- standing all this , there is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence ...
... position . I have never said anything to the contrary , but I hold that , notwith- standing all this , there is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence ...
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