The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... believe with you that morality , compassion , generosity are innate elements of the human constitution ; that there ... believe that the human condition will ever advance to such a state of perfection as that there shall no longer be ...
... believe with you that morality , compassion , generosity are innate elements of the human constitution ; that there ... believe that the human condition will ever advance to such a state of perfection as that there shall no longer be ...
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... believe to be the true doctrine on this important subject . I refer to them in order to avoid the necessity of present- ing my views , with the reasons in support of them , in detail . As my object is simply to state my opinions , I ...
... believe to be the true doctrine on this important subject . I refer to them in order to avoid the necessity of present- ing my views , with the reasons in support of them , in detail . As my object is simply to state my opinions , I ...
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... believe what they want to — although I see in that no basis for a philosophy that tells us what we should want to want . Now when we come to our attitude toward the universe I do not see any rational ground for demanding the superlative ...
... believe what they want to — although I see in that no basis for a philosophy that tells us what we should want to want . Now when we come to our attitude toward the universe I do not see any rational ground for demanding the superlative ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
Copyright | |
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