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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... - pression , rhetorical structure , or the principles of argument and persuasion . It is not unlikely , more- over , that this volume can be used with profit even 487403 by those instructors who prefer to have pupils engage in iii.
... - pression , rhetorical structure , or the principles of argument and persuasion . It is not unlikely , more- over , that this volume can be used with profit even 487403 by those instructors who prefer to have pupils engage in iii.
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... oratory . These speeches helped to make the world safe for democracy , not through arguments that convinced the intellect , but through persuasive appeals that led to action . The skill with which an orator adapts INTRODUCTION ix.
... oratory . These speeches helped to make the world safe for democracy , not through arguments that convinced the intellect , but through persuasive appeals that led to action . The skill with which an orator adapts INTRODUCTION ix.
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... argument an orator may win the consent of the intellect ; he can never subdue the will or lead to action until he appeals to the emotions . The significance of this fact is neglected in schools and colleges , although it is duly ...
... argument an orator may win the consent of the intellect ; he can never subdue the will or lead to action until he appeals to the emotions . The significance of this fact is neglected in schools and colleges , although it is duly ...
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... argument to a court who sat under Gov- ernor Hutchinson in the council chamber of the old Town House , Boston . About the massive table were ranged the five judges , clad in their rich robes of scarlet English broadcloth and wearing ...
... argument to a court who sat under Gov- ernor Hutchinson in the council chamber of the old Town House , Boston . About the massive table were ranged the five judges , clad in their rich robes of scarlet English broadcloth and wearing ...
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... arguments have been employed by some learned gentle- men among us to comprehend them all in the same of- fense , and to involve them all in the same proscription . Whether their present state is that of rebellion , or of a fit and just ...
... arguments have been employed by some learned gentle- men among us to comprehend them all in the same of- fense , and to involve them all in the same proscription . Whether their present state is that of rebellion , or of a fit and just ...
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