Abraham Lincoln's SpeechesDodd, Mead and Company, 1896 - 371 pages |
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... duties soon wore out her frail body , but imprinted her image in- delibly upon the heart of her son . Many times he said that all he was , he owed to her . Then it may be assumed that to her he owed his rugged honesty , which became a ...
... duties soon wore out her frail body , but imprinted her image in- delibly upon the heart of her son . Many times he said that all he was , he owed to her . Then it may be assumed that to her he owed his rugged honesty , which became a ...
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... duty to make known to you , the people whom I propose to represent , my senti- ments with regard to local affairs . 1 Interest is attached to this Address from the fact that it is the earliest - known product of Mr. Lincoln's pen . It ...
... duty to make known to you , the people whom I propose to represent , my senti- ments with regard to local affairs . 1 Interest is attached to this Address from the fact that it is the earliest - known product of Mr. Lincoln's pen . It ...
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... duty to take that stand which , in my view , might tend to the advancement of justice . But , fellow - citizens , I shall conclude . Con- sidering the great degree of modesty which should always attend youth , it is probable I have ...
... duty to take that stand which , in my view , might tend to the advancement of justice . But , fellow - citizens , I shall conclude . Con- sidering the great degree of modesty which should always attend youth , it is probable I have ...
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... duty to ourselves and to our posterity , and love for our species in general , imperatively re- quire us to perform . 66 ' How , then , shall we perform it ? At what point shall we expect the approach of danger ? By what means shall we ...
... duty to ourselves and to our posterity , and love for our species in general , imperatively re- quire us to perform . 66 ' How , then , shall we perform it ? At what point shall we expect the approach of danger ? By what means shall we ...
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... duties , being col- lected in large parcels , at a few commercial points , will require comparatively few officers in their collection ; while by the direct tax system the land must be literally covered with assessors and collectors ...
... duties , being col- lected in large parcels , at a few commercial points , will require comparatively few officers in their collection ; while by the direct tax system the land must be literally covered with assessors and collectors ...
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Abraham Lincoln's Speeches Abraham Lincoln,L. E. (Lucius Eugene) 1824- Chittenden No preview available - 2016 |
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