Landmarks of Liberty: The Growth of American Political Ideals as Recorded in Speeches from Otis to HughesRobert Porter St. John, Raymond Lenox Noonan |
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... Henry had concluded his individual declaration of war against Great Britain , " the Convention of Delegates was a new body . " To arms , " seemed to quiver on every lip ; their souls were on fire for action . Tyler says , " Henry rose ...
... Henry had concluded his individual declaration of war against Great Britain , " the Convention of Delegates was a new body . " To arms , " seemed to quiver on every lip ; their souls were on fire for action . Tyler says , " Henry rose ...
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... Henry refer when in the second paragraph he spoke of treason to his country ? Does Henry offer sound arguments for immediate action ? Had the injustice of the British government materially af- fected living conditions in America ? Does ...
... Henry refer when in the second paragraph he spoke of treason to his country ? Does Henry offer sound arguments for immediate action ? Had the injustice of the British government materially af- fected living conditions in America ? Does ...
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... Henry , by William Wirt Henry , New York , 1891 , vol . I , p . 262. Moses Coit Tyler says of the version of the speech here followed , that it certainly gives the substance of Henry's argument and is " probably more authentic than are ...
... Henry , by William Wirt Henry , New York , 1891 , vol . I , p . 262. Moses Coit Tyler says of the version of the speech here followed , that it certainly gives the substance of Henry's argument and is " probably more authentic than are ...
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WILLIAM PITT EARL OF CHATHAM American Taxation II | 11 |
EDMUND BURKE | 19 |
First Bunker Hill | 125 |
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