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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... also clothed with the language of art . Just as battles record for the student of military science the crises and conclusions of physical struggles for the world's freedom , so great speeches mark for the statesman vii INTRODUCTION.
... also clothed with the language of art . Just as battles record for the student of military science the crises and conclusions of physical struggles for the world's freedom , so great speeches mark for the statesman vii INTRODUCTION.
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... death ! ' was like the shout of the leader which turns the rout of battle . " LIBERTY OR DEATH PATRICK HENRY No man thinks more highly 94 225 March 22, 1775 PATRICK HENRY Liberty or Death March 23, 1775 GEORGE WASHINGTON.
... death ! ' was like the shout of the leader which turns the rout of battle . " LIBERTY OR DEATH PATRICK HENRY No man thinks more highly 94 225 March 22, 1775 PATRICK HENRY Liberty or Death March 23, 1775 GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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... battles alone . There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations , and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us . The battle , sir , is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant , the active , the brave ...
... battles alone . There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations , and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us . The battle , sir , is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant , the active , the brave ...
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... battles that became defeats . But at last the righteousness of the cause and his indomita- ble courage prevailed . In the course of six years he led his army through Valley Forge to Yorktown , where in 1781 Cornwallis surrendered . On ...
... battles that became defeats . But at last the righteousness of the cause and his indomita- ble courage prevailed . In the course of six years he led his army through Valley Forge to Yorktown , where in 1781 Cornwallis surrendered . On ...
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... Battle of Bunker Hill had been fought . At the left was marked the spot where Warren fell . On the platform beside Webster was Lafayette , most beloved among the dis- tinguished foreigners who had come to America dur- ing the Revolution ...
... Battle of Bunker Hill had been fought . At the left was marked the spot where Warren fell . On the platform beside Webster was Lafayette , most beloved among the dis- tinguished foreigners who had come to America dur- ing the Revolution ...
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