Great Speeches of Col. R.G. IngersollRhodes & McClure publishing Company, 1897 - 449 pages |
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... thing or the other . Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the pub- lic mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction or its advocates will push it ...
... thing or the other . Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the pub- lic mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction or its advocates will push it ...
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... thing was never done . At that time Lincoln appreciated the scope and con- sequences of the impending conflict . Above all other thoughts in his mind was this : This conflict will settle the question , at least for centuries to come ...
... thing was never done . At that time Lincoln appreciated the scope and con- sequences of the impending conflict . Above all other thoughts in his mind was this : This conflict will settle the question , at least for centuries to come ...
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... thing that could have been pro- posed , and yet such was the madness of the South , such the indignation of the North , that the advice was un- heeded . Again , in July , 1862 , he urged on the representatives of the border States a ...
... thing that could have been pro- posed , and yet such was the madness of the South , such the indignation of the North , that the advice was un- heeded . Again , in July , 1862 , he urged on the representatives of the border States a ...
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... thing , and was do- ing all he could to bring it about . Greeley insisted that a commissioner should be appointed , with authority to negotiate with the representatives of the Confederacy . This was Lincoln's opportunity . He authorized ...
... thing , and was do- ing all he could to bring it about . Greeley insisted that a commissioner should be appointed , with authority to negotiate with the representatives of the Confederacy . This was Lincoln's opportunity . He authorized ...
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... thing , and said : No , the people , they are the source of political power , and their rulers , these presidents , these kings , are but the agents and servants of the great , sublime people . For the first time , really , in the ...
... thing , and said : No , the people , they are the source of political power , and their rulers , these presidents , these kings , are but the agents and servants of the great , sublime people . For the first time , really , in the ...
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Great Speeches of Col. R. G Ingersoll (Classic Reprint) Robert Green Ingersoll No preview available - 2017 |
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