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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... ment , but he is the friend of persuasion . Teachers , on the other hand , have almost crowded persuasion from the rhetorics and the schools . As an aspect of discourse , it has received unmerited neglect , and argu- ment has been ...
... ment , but he is the friend of persuasion . Teachers , on the other hand , have almost crowded persuasion from the rhetorics and the schools . As an aspect of discourse , it has received unmerited neglect , and argu- ment has been ...
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... ment . Under these circumstances it is natural that the thirteen colonies under British rule resented fiercely any interference with their personal rights . Especially after the French and Indian War the colonists were not only alert to ...
... ment . Under these circumstances it is natural that the thirteen colonies under British rule resented fiercely any interference with their personal rights . Especially after the French and Indian War the colonists were not only alert to ...
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... ment had required Americans to trade with the Eng- lish only , and consequently to import only goods which paid a duty to the Mother Country . Both to avoid the expense of these duties and as a protest against the injustice of the trade ...
... ment had required Americans to trade with the Eng- lish only , and consequently to import only goods which paid a duty to the Mother Country . Both to avoid the expense of these duties and as a protest against the injustice of the trade ...
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... ment . But I think that I can sincerely declare that I cheerfully submit myself to every odious name for con- science's sake ; and from my soul I despise all those whose guilt , malice , or folly has made them my foes . Let the ...
... ment . But I think that I can sincerely declare that I cheerfully submit myself to every odious name for con- science's sake ; and from my soul I despise all those whose guilt , malice , or folly has made them my foes . Let the ...
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... ment but had denied this very right " of taxation which now was expressly reaffirmed . Before the end of the year , also , King George III , who had no sym- pathy with the democratic aspirations of the colonists , induced Parliament to ...
... ment but had denied this very right " of taxation which now was expressly reaffirmed . Before the end of the year , also , King George III , who had no sym- pathy with the democratic aspirations of the colonists , induced Parliament to ...
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