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I like whiskey. I always

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
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We have fought this fight

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.
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Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.
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True patriotism sometimes requires of

True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels themthe desire to do rightis precisely the same.
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Duty, then is the sublimest

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.
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Never do a wrong thing

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
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Duty is the sublimest word

Duty is the sublimest word in the language. You can never do more than your duty. You should never wish to do less.
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I have been up to

I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.
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My experience through life has

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
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Still a Union that can

Still a Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly love and kindness, has no charm for me.
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