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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... 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 emotionally persuasive ; it ...
... 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 emotionally persuasive ; it ...
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... means as were within their power to obtain for the colonial assem- blies new concessions and grants . At first they were content to build up their rights within the English Constitution and they had no thought of separation from the ...
... means as were within their power to obtain for the colonial assem- blies new concessions and grants . At first they were content to build up their rights within the English Constitution and they had no thought of separation from the ...
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... means of combating injustice such as re- sulted from the British use of writs of assistance ? How did Otis come to occupy so prominent a place in the history of American independence ? Discuss the persuasive value of Otis's detailed ...
... means of combating injustice such as re- sulted from the British use of writs of assistance ? How did Otis come to occupy so prominent a place in the history of American independence ? Discuss the persuasive value of Otis's detailed ...
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... mean to the right . Some gentlemen seem to have considered it as a point of honor . If gentlemen consider it in that light , they leave all measures of right and wrong to follow a delusion that may lead to destruction . It is my opinion ...
... mean to the right . Some gentlemen seem to have considered it as a point of honor . If gentlemen consider it in that light , they leave all measures of right and wrong to follow a delusion that may lead to destruction . It is my opinion ...
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... mean plunderer — a gentleman whose noble and generous spirit would do honor to the proudest grandee of the country ? The Americans have not acted in all things with pru- dence and temper ; they have been wronged ; they have been driven ...
... mean plunderer — a gentleman whose noble and generous spirit would do honor to the proudest grandee of the country ? The Americans have not acted in all things with pru- dence and temper ; they have been wronged ; they have been driven ...
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