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Napoleon failed as a literary man ; Lincoln certainly did not make any great
success as a lyceum lecturer ; in fact , his style was at its best only when his
whole heart was enlisted . Lincoln's style , at its best , is characterized by great
simplicity ...
Napoleon failed as a literary man ; Lincoln certainly did not make any great
success as a lyceum lecturer ; in fact , his style was at its best only when his
whole heart was enlisted . Lincoln's style , at its best , is characterized by great
simplicity ...
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It was also to Hooker that he wrote : “ Only those generals who gain successes
can set up dictators . What I now ask of you is military success , and I will risk the
dictatorship . ” In a letter written in 1859 to a Boston committee he said , in ...
It was also to Hooker that he wrote : “ Only those generals who gain successes
can set up dictators . What I now ask of you is military success , and I will risk the
dictatorship . ” In a letter written in 1859 to a Boston committee he said , in ...
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I find quite as much material for a lecture in those points wherein I have failed as
in those wherein I have been moderately successful . The leading rule for the
lawyer , as for the man of every other calling , is diligence . Leave nothing for to ...
I find quite as much material for a lecture in those points wherein I have failed as
in those wherein I have been moderately successful . The leading rule for the
lawyer , as for the man of every other calling , is diligence . Leave nothing for to ...
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The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free society . And yet
they are denied and evaded , with no small show of success . One dashingly
calls them “ glittering generalities . ” Another bluntly calls them “ self - evident lies
.
The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free society . And yet
they are denied and evaded , with no small show of success . One dashingly
calls them “ glittering generalities . ” Another bluntly calls them “ self - evident lies
.
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Then came the Black Hawk War ; and I was elected a captain of volunteers , a
success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since . I went the
campaign , was elated , ran for the legislature the same year ( 1832 ) , and was ...
Then came the Black Hawk War ; and I was elected a captain of volunteers , a
success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since . I went the
campaign , was elated , ran for the legislature the same year ( 1832 ) , and was ...
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