Lincoln: Passages from His Speeches and LettersCentury Company, 1925 - 204 páginas |
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... thought , but wrote , among other things , nonsensical verses ; and he composed speeches . He went early into politics , and soon be- came a thoughtful and effective speaker and debater . Of the language that Lincoln heard and used in ...
... thought , but wrote , among other things , nonsensical verses ; and he composed speeches . He went early into politics , and soon be- came a thoughtful and effective speaker and debater . Of the language that Lincoln heard and used in ...
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... an exaggera- tion to declare that the war itself was partly induced by the fact that Abraham Lincoln was able to express his pregnant thoughts with the art of a master . How familiar now these words of prophecy : " A house xxix.
... an exaggera- tion to declare that the war itself was partly induced by the fact that Abraham Lincoln was able to express his pregnant thoughts with the art of a master . How familiar now these words of prophecy : " A house xxix.
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... thoughts into fitting language . Straight his words went into the minds and hearts of eagerly listening crowds . The question , he contended , was as to the right or the wrong of slavery : That [ he said ] is the real issue . That is ...
... thoughts into fitting language . Straight his words went into the minds and hearts of eagerly listening crowds . The question , he contended , was as to the right or the wrong of slavery : That [ he said ] is the real issue . That is ...
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... thought of hanging men for catching and selling wild horses , wild buffaloes , or wild bears . Again , you have among you a sneaking individual of the class of native tyrants known as the " Slave - Dealer . " He watches your necessities ...
... thought of hanging men for catching and selling wild horses , wild buffaloes , or wild bears . Again , you have among you a sneaking individual of the class of native tyrants known as the " Slave - Dealer . " He watches your necessities ...
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... , to meet him fairly on this argu- ment . Some poet has said : Fools rush in where angels fear to tread . At the hazard of being thought one of the fools of this quota- tion , I meet that argument — I rush in- 28 VII THE RIGHT OF SELF-GOV-
... , to meet him fairly on this argu- ment . Some poet has said : Fools rush in where angels fear to tread . At the hazard of being thought one of the fools of this quota- tion , I meet that argument — I rush in- 28 VII THE RIGHT OF SELF-GOV-
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