Abraham Lincoln's SpeechesDodd, Mead and Company, 1896 - 371 pages |
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... ment of which , in my opinion , is sufficient to justify the belief that the improvement of the Sangamon River is an object much better suited to our infant resources . Respecting this view , I think I may say , without the fear of ...
... ment of which , in my opinion , is sufficient to justify the belief that the improvement of the Sangamon River is an object much better suited to our infant resources . Respecting this view , I think I may say , without the fear of ...
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... ment in the Declaration of Independence , that " all men are created equal , " and that Mr. Cal- houn was the first American of any note to assail or ridicule the claim of the black man to a place in the " white man's charter of freedom ...
... ment in the Declaration of Independence , that " all men are created equal , " and that Mr. Cal- houn was the first American of any note to assail or ridicule the claim of the black man to a place in the " white man's charter of freedom ...
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... ment . These principles cannot stand together . They are as opposite as God and Mammon ; and whoever holds to the one must despise the other . " Our Republican robe is soiled and trailed in the dust . Let us purify it . Let us turn and ...
... ment . These principles cannot stand together . They are as opposite as God and Mammon ; and whoever holds to the one must despise the other . " Our Republican robe is soiled and trailed in the dust . Let us purify it . Let us turn and ...
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... ment and feeling so prompt me , and I am under no obligations to the contrary . If for this you and I must differ , differ we must . You say if you were President , you would send an army and hang the leaders of the Missouri outrages ...
... ment and feeling so prompt me , and I am under no obligations to the contrary . If for this you and I must differ , differ we must . You say if you were President , you would send an army and hang the leaders of the Missouri outrages ...
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... ment intended to include all men , but they did not intend to declare all men equal in all respects . They did not mean to say that all were equal in color , size , intellect , moral developments , or social capacity . They defined with ...
... ment intended to include all men , but they did not intend to declare all men equal in all respects . They did not mean to say that all were equal in color , size , intellect , moral developments , or social capacity . They defined with ...
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Abraham Lincoln's Speeches Abraham Lincoln,L. E. (Lucius Eugene) 1824- Chittenden No preview available - 2016 |
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