Abraham Lincoln: “The slightest knowledge of arithmetic will prove to any man that the…”

On the recordAugust 14, 1864

The slightest knowledge of arithmetic will prove to any man that the rebel armies cannot be destroyed by Democratic strategy.

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Republican · Illinois

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Interview with John T. Mills

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