Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Containing His Early History and Political Career; Together with the Speeches, Messages, Proclamations and Other Official Documents Illustrative of His Eventful Administration |
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An active assistant in farm duties , he neglected no opportunity of strengthening
his mind , reading with avidity such instructive works as he could procure — on
winter evenings , oftentimes , by the light of the blazing fire - place . As
satisfaction ...
An active assistant in farm duties , he neglected no opportunity of strengthening
his mind , reading with avidity such instructive works as he could procure — on
winter evenings , oftentimes , by the light of the blazing fire - place . As
satisfaction ...
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Election of U . S . Senator . Formation of the Republican Party . once more to
private life , resuming the professional practice which had been temporarily
interrupted by his public duties , and taking no active part in politics through the
period of ...
Election of U . S . Senator . Formation of the Republican Party . once more to
private life , resuming the professional practice which had been temporarily
interrupted by his public duties , and taking no active part in politics through the
period of ...
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Even though the southern people will not so much as listen to us , let us calmly
consider their demands , and yield to them if , in our deliberate view of our duty ,
we possibly can . Speech at the Cooper Institute . Invasion and Insurrections .
Even though the southern people will not so much as listen to us , let us calmly
consider their demands , and yield to them if , in our deliberate view of our duty ,
we possibly can . Speech at the Cooper Institute . Invasion and Insurrections .
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If our sense of duty forbids this , then let us stand by our duty , fearlessly and
effectively . Let us be diverted by none of those sopbistical contrivances
wherewith we are so industriously plied and belabored - contrivances such as
groping for ...
If our sense of duty forbids this , then let us stand by our duty , fearlessly and
effectively . Let us be diverted by none of those sopbistical contrivances
wherewith we are so industriously plied and belabored - contrivances such as
groping for ...
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A duty devolves upon me which is , perhaps , greater than that which has
devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington . He never could
have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence , upon which he at all
times relied .
A duty devolves upon me which is , perhaps , greater than that which has
devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington . He never could
have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence , upon which he at all
times relied .
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