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... simply not true and pointed to the manifest inequalities of birth , circumstan- ces , and station . It is very doubtful whether the claim of self - evidence can be supported today on any simply em- pirical basis . The situation is far ...
... simply not true and pointed to the manifest inequalities of birth , circumstan- ces , and station . It is very doubtful whether the claim of self - evidence can be supported today on any simply em- pirical basis . The situation is far ...
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... simply political freedom often makes our message seem to millions today to be either irrelevant or else self - serving . While the peoples of the world readily demand national liberation , they have little desire for individual freedom ...
... simply political freedom often makes our message seem to millions today to be either irrelevant or else self - serving . While the peoples of the world readily demand national liberation , they have little desire for individual freedom ...
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... simply his personal use . Could he have intended it for pub- lication after his death ? Having been so badly burned per- sonally and politically by the religious issue that he refused to discuss his religion with any save close friends ...
... simply his personal use . Could he have intended it for pub- lication after his death ? Having been so badly burned per- sonally and politically by the religious issue that he refused to discuss his religion with any save close friends ...
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CHAPTER 3 | 26 |
Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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