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... never be forgotten ; ( ' Never ' . ) There are depths of infamy as there are heights of fame . ( Applause . ) . . . . Better for him had he never been born ! ( Renewed applause . ) Better far for his memory and for the good name of his ...
... never be forgotten ; ( ' Never ' . ) There are depths of infamy as there are heights of fame . ( Applause . ) . . . . Better for him had he never been born ! ( Renewed applause . ) Better far for his memory and for the good name of his ...
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... never seems to be ex- cited , never hurried , never sing songs , speaks to his audience as if he were simply repeating in a little louder tone what he had just been saying to some familiar friend at his elbow , The compelling power lies ...
... never seems to be ex- cited , never hurried , never sing songs , speaks to his audience as if he were simply repeating in a little louder tone what he had just been saying to some familiar friend at his elbow , The compelling power lies ...
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... never wrote out his speeches . He disliked writing and thought it “ a mild form of slavery - a man chained to an ... never written out . So also were some of his elaborate speeches , but he was never so thrilling , never so commanding as ...
... never wrote out his speeches . He disliked writing and thought it “ a mild form of slavery - a man chained to an ... never written out . So also were some of his elaborate speeches , but he was never so thrilling , never so commanding as ...
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The Revolutionary Tradition | 13 |
A New England Boyhood | 18 |
Harvard Days | 26 |
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