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... character , " in the way that the sons used it in such remarks , is rarely heard anymore and the task of recapturing the nineteenth - century meaning of the term is complicated by the fact that the sons ' use of it was neither precise ...
... character , " in the way that the sons used it in such remarks , is rarely heard anymore and the task of recapturing the nineteenth - century meaning of the term is complicated by the fact that the sons ' use of it was neither precise ...
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... character of Americans , but the national character , which they believed would be fixed permanently in the nation's youth . When David Hatch Barlow in 1851 called for a rich national literature despite the fact that the nation was ...
... character of Americans , but the national character , which they believed would be fixed permanently in the nation's youth . When David Hatch Barlow in 1851 called for a rich national literature despite the fact that the nation was ...
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... character would differ in any major respects from the formation of the individual one . " As the elements of national character are as varied and as susceptible of impressions as those of individuals , the events of its early history ...
... character would differ in any major respects from the formation of the individual one . " As the elements of national character are as varied and as susceptible of impressions as those of individuals , the events of its early history ...
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