History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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Page 202
... never can subjugate us ; you never can convert the free sons of the soil into vassals , paying tribute to your power ; and you never , never can degrade them to the level of an inferior and servile race . Never ! Never ! " Spectators ...
... never can subjugate us ; you never can convert the free sons of the soil into vassals , paying tribute to your power ; and you never , never can degrade them to the level of an inferior and servile race . Never ! Never ! " Spectators ...
Page 225
... never viewed slavery as immoral and never viewed the Union as perpetual . But he argued the cause in which he believed with logic and with dignity . No better description of Davis as a speaker has been preserved than that written by his ...
... never viewed slavery as immoral and never viewed the Union as perpetual . But he argued the cause in which he believed with logic and with dignity . No better description of Davis as a speaker has been preserved than that written by his ...
Page 243
... never doubted that these were in the small towns and country districts . Garrison and Phillips , he thought , were making a major mis- take in concentrating on the cities and the large lecture halls . " Let the great cities alone , " he ...
... never doubted that these were in the small towns and country districts . Garrison and Phillips , he thought , were making a major mis- take in concentrating on the cities and the large lecture halls . " Let the great cities alone , " he ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
Copyright | |
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