Abraham Lincoln's SpeechesDodd, Mead and Company, 1896 - 371 pages |
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... be removed . Knowing almost precisely the height of water at that time , I believe I am safe in say- ing that it has as often been higher as lower since . From this view of the subject , it appears that 12 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... be removed . Knowing almost precisely the height of water at that time , I believe I am safe in say- ing that it has as often been higher as lower since . From this view of the subject , it appears that 12 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... believe the improvement of the Sangamon River to be vastly important and highly desirable to the people of the county , and , if elected , any measure in the Legislature having this for its object which may appear judi- cious , will ...
... believe the improvement of the Sangamon River to be vastly important and highly desirable to the people of the county , and , if elected , any measure in the Legislature having this for its object which may appear judi- cious , will ...
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... believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy , but that the promulgation of abolition doctrine tends rather to increase than to abate its evils . " They believe that the Congress of the United ...
... believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy , but that the promulgation of abolition doctrine tends rather to increase than to abate its evils . " They believe that the Congress of the United ...
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... believe to be just . It shall not deter me . If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimensions not wholly unworthy of its Almighty Architect , it is when I contemplate the cause of my country deserted by all the ...
... believe to be just . It shall not deter me . If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimensions not wholly unworthy of its Almighty Architect , it is when I contemplate the cause of my country deserted by all the ...
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... believe , as they profess , that Omnipo- tence condescended to take on himself the form of sinful man , and , as such , to die an ignominious death for their sakes , surely they will not refuse submission to the infinitely lesser ...
... believe , as they profess , that Omnipo- tence condescended to take on himself the form of sinful man , and , as such , to die an ignominious death for their sakes , surely they will not refuse submission to the infinitely lesser ...
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