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 viii
... forces of evil as they assail him , step by step . He may fail ; but if his cause is essential to the progress of liberty and democracy , the contest is not lost . Another hero takes up the struggle and sooner or later wins ; for ...
... forces of evil as they assail him , step by step . He may fail ; but if his cause is essential to the progress of liberty and democracy , the contest is not lost . Another hero takes up the struggle and sooner or later wins ; for ...
Page x
... force of his oratory . As a means of persuasion , argu- ment is to be reckoned with tone , with gesture , with allusion , and with all the various forms of connota- tion . It may be chief among these ; but if it stands alone and is not ...
... force of his oratory . As a means of persuasion , argu- ment is to be reckoned with tone , with gesture , with allusion , and with all the various forms of connota- tion . It may be chief among these ; but if it stands alone and is not ...
Page xi
... force of the opposition , and whatever defines the audi- ence and gives it its character and sympathies , should also be clear . With this data at his disposal , the stu- dent will be in a position both to appreciate the orator's skill ...
... force of the opposition , and whatever defines the audi- ence and gives it its character and sympathies , should also be clear . With this data at his disposal , the stu- dent will be in a position both to appreciate the orator's skill ...
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... force of them be better felt . 2 I shall not think much of my pains in this cause , as I engaged in it from principle . I was solicited to argue this cause as advocate - general ; and because I would not , I have been charged with ...
... force of them be better felt . 2 I shall not think much of my pains in this cause , as I engaged in it from principle . I was solicited to argue this cause as advocate - general ; and because I would not , I have been charged with ...
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... force of this country can crush America to atoms . I know the valor of your troops . I know the skill of your officers . There is not a company of foot that has served in America out of which you may not pick a man of sufficient ...
... force of this country can crush America to atoms . I know the valor of your troops . I know the skill of your officers . There is not a company of foot that has served in America out of which you may not pick a man of sufficient ...
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