History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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Page 162
... called for a guaranteed balance of power between the North and the South . Then , abruptly , without both- ering to epitomize his reasoning in a conclusion , he called the opponents of his ideas " political prostitutes , " and sat down ...
... called for a guaranteed balance of power between the North and the South . Then , abruptly , without both- ering to epitomize his reasoning in a conclusion , he called the opponents of his ideas " political prostitutes , " and sat down ...
Page 209
... called " the awful calamity " of Lincoln's election , the Alabamian joyously de- nounced as " treason " any opposition to immediate secession . The time had come , he felt , to reap the fruits of his long labors . The Confederacy sent ...
... called " the awful calamity " of Lincoln's election , the Alabamian joyously de- nounced as " treason " any opposition to immediate secession . The time had come , he felt , to reap the fruits of his long labors . The Confederacy sent ...
Page 294
... called on for a speech , set a safe course : " We must not promise what we ought not , lest we be called on to perform what we cannot . " 32 This was advice Seward could have used . He never learned the political value of avoiding ...
... called on for a speech , set a safe course : " We must not promise what we ought not , lest we be called on to perform what we cannot . " 32 This was advice Seward could have used . He never learned the political value of avoiding ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
Copyright | |
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