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To: rustbucket
No, Heyworth got it wrong

Thank you for the correction. Stephens' book is in two volumes, and I assumed that the online source I looked at represented both volumes. Interesting thing about the link you provide, though; it STILL doesn't say what DiLorenzo says it does. Stephens never puts the words "Root, hog, or die" in Lincoln's mouth.

187 posted on 08/29/2006 3:01:49 PM PDT by Heyworth
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To: Heyworth

My apologies, you have been alerted to the fact that their are two volumes.


190 posted on 08/29/2006 3:05:32 PM PDT by 4CJ (Annoy a liberal, honour Christians and our gallant Confederate dead)
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To: Heyworth
Stephens never puts the words "Root, hog, or die" in Lincoln's mouth.

Here is another version of the story as related by an editor who said he heard it directly from Lincoln shortly after the Hampton Roads conference. "Root, hog, or die" version

193 posted on 08/29/2006 3:09:26 PM PDT by rustbucket
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