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My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of the county, and if elected, they will have conferred a favour upon me for which I shall be unremitting in my labours to compensate.

From Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865 by Lincoln, Abraham

My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of this county, and if elected they will have conferred a favor upon me, for which I shall be unremitting in my labors to compensate.

From Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections) by Lincoln, Abraham

It will only be bagging ruffs of another kind, and by silencing their drums you will have conferred an obligation upon humanity.

From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870 by Various

My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of the country; and, if elected, they will have conferred a favor on me for which I shall be unremitting in my labors to compensate.

From The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln by Whipple, Wayne

If it leaves us even with our more progressive states committed to an expanding program of universal efficient and accessible diagnosis and treatment, it will have conferred a blessing.

From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by Stokes, John H. (John Hinchman)