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Page 130
... liberty to ourselves and our posterity : " This , so far , is the language of the Constitution of the United States . Then it proceeds— " Acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the universe , and ...
... liberty to ourselves and our posterity : " This , so far , is the language of the Constitution of the United States . Then it proceeds— " Acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the universe , and ...
Page 176
... liberty , in behalf of the nations of the earth , some one man more than another becomes identified with the struggle by his virtues , by his valor , by his wisdom , or by his sufferings , until he eclipses others who may be associated ...
... liberty , in behalf of the nations of the earth , some one man more than another becomes identified with the struggle by his virtues , by his valor , by his wisdom , or by his sufferings , until he eclipses others who may be associated ...
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... liberty or servitude , this great country is one and inseparable . I believe , also , that it is Righteousness , not greatness , that exalteth a nation , and that it is Liberty , not repose , that renders national existence worth ...
... liberty or servitude , this great country is one and inseparable . I believe , also , that it is Righteousness , not greatness , that exalteth a nation , and that it is Liberty , not repose , that renders national existence worth ...
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE | xiii |
SPEECHES IN The Senate of the United STATES | 51 |
Freedom in the District of ColumbiaFreedom in New MexicoIndemnities | 278 |
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