Abraham Lincoln, and other addresses in England

Joseph Hodges Choate

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LINCOLN ROOM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY MEMORIAL the Class 1901 of founded by HARLAN HOYT HORNER and HENRIETTA CALHOUN HORNER ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND OTHER ADDRESSES IN ENGLAND OTHER ADDRESSESAND IN ENGLAND BY H. CHOATEJOSEPH NEW YORK COTHE CENTURY 1910 Copyright, 1910, by THE CENTURY Co. 1910Published, October, and PrintedEleotrotyped by C. H. Simonrts & BostonCo., *+ Otfvo. PREFACE "ITvURING residence in London as Am-longmy "-^ bassador of the United it wasStates, my be into close contact withfortune to broughtgood which me athe British gave unique oppor-people, habits andto theirtunity study characteristics, and their social and institutions. onepolitical My instruction from President when heMcKinley, handed me letter of was tomy credence, promote the welfare of both countries theby cultivating most relations between them. To thisfriendly end I visited of Great andmany parts Britain, I I found this ofwherever went message good I thatwill most thoughtcordially reciprocated. one effective of out this instructionway carrying was to do what I could to make the betterpeople with the United its itsacquainted States, history, institutions and its which would showgreat men, them that there is no radical difference between and that under different Constitutional formsus, we maintain with the sameequal fidelity great causes of and and humanliberty justice progress.

Sujets

• Lincoln
• Public speaking

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 13
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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LINCOLN ROOM
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
LIBRARY
MEMORIAL
the Class 1901
of
founded by
HARLAN HOYT HORNER
and
HENRIETTA CALHOUN HORNERABRAHAM LINCOLN
AND OTHER ADDRESSES
IN ENGLANDOTHER ADDRESSESAND
IN ENGLAND
BY
H. CHOATEJOSEPH
NEW YORK
COTHE CENTURY
1910Copyright, 1910, by
THE CENTURY Co.
1910Published, October,
and PrintedEleotrotyped by
C. H. Simonrts & BostonCo.,