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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Page vii
... citizens both young and old . The time has come to end such propaganda . Our new citizens must learn that it was not unoccu- pied land nor the Indians that made America a free country . How painfully the human race has won the liberty ...
... citizens both young and old . The time has come to end such propaganda . Our new citizens must learn that it was not unoccu- pied land nor the Indians that made America a free country . How painfully the human race has won the liberty ...
Page ix
... citizens to emulate in their daily lives the deeds of the men who fought at Bunker Hill , as he did to vanquish Hayne and his associates in Congress when they threatened to overthrow the Union . Beecher's most difficult task at ...
... citizens to emulate in their daily lives the deeds of the men who fought at Bunker Hill , as he did to vanquish Hayne and his associates in Congress when they threatened to overthrow the Union . Beecher's most difficult task at ...
Page xii
... citizens more than passive loyalty . Since the modern state is the people , the effective force of the state can be no greater than the sum of the public activity of its citi- zens . The final result of the study of the dramatic ...
... citizens more than passive loyalty . Since the modern state is the people , the effective force of the state can be no greater than the sum of the public activity of its citi- zens . The final result of the study of the dramatic ...
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... citizen ; in public life , the patriot and the hero . I do not say that when brought to the test I shall be in- vincible . I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial ; but if I ever should , it will be then known how far ...
... citizen ; in public life , the patriot and the hero . I do not say that when brought to the test I shall be in- vincible . I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial ; but if I ever should , it will be then known how far ...
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... citizens and British troops , nevertheless , had already occurred more than once . John Wilkes rose in Parliament to speak it was clearly evident that America and the Mother Country were on the verge of war . On February 6 , 1775 , when ...
... citizens and British troops , nevertheless , had already occurred more than once . John Wilkes rose in Parliament to speak it was clearly evident that America and the Mother Country were on the verge of war . On February 6 , 1775 , when ...
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