Landmarks of Liberty: The Growth of American Political Ideals as Recorded in Speeches from Otis to Hughes, Ed. with Introduction and Notes |
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... applause , and even life , to the sacred calls of his country . These manly sentiments , in private life , make the good citizen ; in public life , the patriot and the hero . I do not say that when brought to the test I shall be in ...
... applause , and even life , to the sacred calls of his country . These manly sentiments , in private life , make the good citizen ; in public life , the patriot and the hero . I do not say that when brought to the test I shall be in ...
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... applause , that in order to check this evil , it would be proper for the crown to make no further grants of land . But to this scheme there are two objections . The first , that there is already so much unsettled land in private hands ...
... applause , that in order to check this evil , it would be proper for the crown to make no further grants of land . But to this scheme there are two objections . The first , that there is already so much unsettled land in private hands ...
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... applause , the affection , and adoption of every nation which is yet a stranger to it . Here , perhaps , I ought to stop . But a solicitude for your welfare , which cannot end but with my life , and the apprehension of danger , natural ...
... applause , the affection , and adoption of every nation which is yet a stranger to it . Here , perhaps , I ought to stop . But a solicitude for your welfare , which cannot end but with my life , and the apprehension of danger , natural ...
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... applause and con- fidence of the people , to surrender their interests . The great rule of conduct for us , in regard to foreign nations , is , in extending our commercial relations , to have with them as little political connection as ...
... applause and con- fidence of the people , to surrender their interests . The great rule of conduct for us , in regard to foreign nations , is , in extending our commercial relations , to have with them as little political connection as ...
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... applause and con- gratulations , and he who had come as a stranger de- parted with the laurels of a great triumph . " It was the last time that Abraham Lincoln spoke as a stranger before any audience . He who had been the leader of the ...
... applause and con- gratulations , and he who had come as a stranger de- parted with the laurels of a great triumph . " It was the last time that Abraham Lincoln spoke as a stranger before any audience . He who had been the leader of the ...
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