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
... words of the orator , he is able to enter personally into the struggle . He weighs the interests that are at stake and trembles for the re- sult . As he reads speech after speech he discovers . that liberty is not a matter of course ...
... words of the orator , he is able to enter personally into the struggle . He weighs the interests that are at stake and trembles for the re- sult . As he reads speech after speech he discovers . that liberty is not a matter of course ...
Page xi
... words should again be illumined with life and reality . He should attempt to recreate the situa- tion that called forth the speech and make his pupils clearly understand the problem that was before the orator when he rose to speak . The ...
... words should again be illumined with life and reality . He should attempt to recreate the situa- tion that called forth the speech and make his pupils clearly understand the problem that was before the orator when he rose to speak . The ...
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... words are spirit and life . Let us seek inspiration at great historic fonts . Seeing that we are com- passed about by so great a cloud of witnesses , the faithful knightly warriors of other days , let us nerve our hearts in their ...
... words are spirit and life . Let us seek inspiration at great historic fonts . Seeing that we are com- passed about by so great a cloud of witnesses , the faithful knightly warriors of other days , let us nerve our hearts in their ...
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... words of Adams gave most adequately the effect of his speech : " Otis was a flame of fire ! With a promptitude of classical allusions , a depth of research , a rapid sum- mary of historical events and dates , a profusion of legal ...
... words of Adams gave most adequately the effect of his speech : " Otis was a flame of fire ! With a promptitude of classical allusions , a depth of research , a rapid sum- mary of historical events and dates , a profusion of legal ...
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... words are : " It shall be lawful for any person or persons authorized , " etc. What a scene does this open ! Every man prompted by revenge , ill humor , or wantonness , to inspect the inside of his neighbor's house , may get a writ of ...
... words are : " It shall be lawful for any person or persons authorized , " etc. What a scene does this open ! Every man prompted by revenge , ill humor , or wantonness , to inspect the inside of his neighbor's house , may get a writ of ...
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