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Lincoln on Immigrants
Lincoln on Immigrants In a letter to his good friend Joshua Speed, Lincoln on August 24, 1855 Lincoln wrote: “I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of … Continue reading →
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