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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Kentucky, after much indecision, finally declared in favor of the Union. Here Lincoln's tact was sharply contrasted with the overbearing action of the Southern leaders. The result was in fact chiefly due to the President's delicate handling of the matter...
That night Pillow and Floyd deserted their post and the place surrendered, with 15,000 prisoners. The result was the fall of Nashville and Columbus. It was so far the greatest achievement of the war and established, once for all, public confidence in Grant...
...result of this will be a recognition of similarity beneath diversity, and thus an immense power, spiritual and moral, will be obtained over men. The church's influence is great now, but small compared to what it might...
...great extent this personal intimacy." What a chance there was here for a man to stand forth and declare that since we need a more democratic spirit, a greater mixing of personalities, and that, since a university club affords the best opportunity we know of for bringing about this result, we, therefore want a university club and a university club we must have...
...should push on, past the mere signs, to the power which lies behind them, is too often forgotten. Much as men will labor for mental civilization, they wish to gain easily, at a single step, a perfect faith and thorough understanding of the truth. They forget that no valuable result can be won without a struggle, and become discouraged at the very first difficulty...