Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volumen2D. Appleton, 1892 |
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... thought . - The crucible of his analytical mind . The secret of his judgment . - The faith of his opin- ions and the firmness of his conclusions . - His belief in the power of motive . - The four great elements of his character . -His ...
... thought . - The crucible of his analytical mind . The secret of his judgment . - The faith of his opin- ions and the firmness of his conclusions . - His belief in the power of motive . - The four great elements of his character . -His ...
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... thought his duty to his client extended to what was honorable and high - minded , just and noble - nothing further . Hence the meanest man at the bar always paid great deference and respect to him . - David Davis , Sept. 10 , 1866 , MS ...
... thought his duty to his client extended to what was honorable and high - minded , just and noble - nothing further . Hence the meanest man at the bar always paid great deference and respect to him . - David Davis , Sept. 10 , 1866 , MS ...
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... thought slowly and acted slowly ; he must needs have time to analyze all the facts in a case and wind them into a connected story . I have seen him lose cases of the plainest justice , which the most inexperienced member of the bar ...
... thought slowly and acted slowly ; he must needs have time to analyze all the facts in a case and wind them into a connected story . I have seen him lose cases of the plainest justice , which the most inexperienced member of the bar ...
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... thought , entirely useless . After he was through and we were walking home I asked him why he went so far back in the history of the law . I presumed the court knew enough his- tory . " That's where you're mistaken , " was his instant ...
... thought , entirely useless . After he was through and we were walking home I asked him why he went so far back in the history of the law . I presumed the court knew enough his- tory . " That's where you're mistaken , " was his instant ...
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... thought it seems to me , though it comes with some effort , it has force enough to cut its own way and travel a greater distance . " This was said to me when we were alone in our office simply for illustration . It was not said ...
... thought it seems to me , though it comes with some effort , it has force enough to cut its own way and travel a greater distance . " This was said to me when we were alone in our office simply for illustration . It was not said ...
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Página 266 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
Página 107 - Can the people of a United States Territory, in any lawful way, against the wish of any citizen of the United States, exclude slavery from its limits prior to the formation of a State constitution?
Página 331 - tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud : — Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud?
Página 324 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed, Oth.
Página 76 - I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in...
Página 77 - That is the real issue. That is the issue that will continue in this country when these poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself shall be silent. It is the eternal struggle between these two principles — right and wrong — throughout the world.
Página 261 - And then there will be some black men who can remember that with silent tongue, and clenched teeth, and steady eye, and well-poised bayonet, they have helped mankind on to this great consummation, while I fear there will be some white ones unable to forget that with malignant heart and deceitful speech they strove to hinder it.
Página 260 - The signs look better. The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea. Thanks to the great Northwest for it ; nor yet wholly to them. Three hundred miles up they met New England, Empire, Keystone, and Jersey, hewing their way right and left. The sunny South, too, in more colors than one, also lent a helping hand.
Página 278 - But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.
Página 254 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.