Abraham Lincoln's SpeechesDodd, Mead and Company, 1896 - 371 pages |
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Page 63
... condition of that race has been ameliorated ; but as a whole , in this coun- try , the change between then and now is decidedly the other way ; and their ultimate destiny has never appeared so hopeless as in the last three or four years ...
... condition of that race has been ameliorated ; but as a whole , in this coun- try , the change between then and now is decidedly the other way ; and their ultimate destiny has never appeared so hopeless as in the last three or four years ...
Page 68
... condition of British subjects ; but no , it only meant that we should be equal to them in their own oppressed and unequal condition . According to that , it gave no promise that , having kicked off the king and lords of Great Britain ...
... condition of British subjects ; but no , it only meant that we should be equal to them in their own oppressed and unequal condition . According to that , it gave no promise that , having kicked off the king and lords of Great Britain ...
Page 72
... condition ? Let any one who doubts , carefully contemplate that now almost complete legal combination piece of machinery , so to speak — compounded of the Nebraska doctrine and the Dred Scott de- cision . Let him consider not only what ...
... condition ? Let any one who doubts , carefully contemplate that now almost complete legal combination piece of machinery , so to speak — compounded of the Nebraska doctrine and the Dred Scott de- cision . Let him consider not only what ...
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... condition in which we found ourselves when we established this government . We had slaves among us ; we could not get our Constitution unless we permitted them to remain in slavery ; we could not secure the good we 114 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... condition in which we found ourselves when we established this government . We had slaves among us ; we could not get our Constitution unless we permitted them to remain in slavery ; we could not secure the good we 114 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... threatened our liberty and prosperity save and except this institution of slavery ? If this is true , how do you propose to improve the condition of things by enlarging slavery , - by spreading it out 176 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... threatened our liberty and prosperity save and except this institution of slavery ? If this is true , how do you propose to improve the condition of things by enlarging slavery , - by spreading it out 176 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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