History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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Page 192
... stand in the way I am their enemy . If domestic traitors stand in the way I am their enemy . " Then , after com- paring Davis with Charles I , James II , and Louis XVI , Toombs cried , " Better die than bear such oppression . . . Save ...
... stand in the way I am their enemy . If domestic traitors stand in the way I am their enemy . " Then , after com- paring Davis with Charles I , James II , and Louis XVI , Toombs cried , " Better die than bear such oppression . . . Save ...
Page 370
... stand without the support of miracles . More specifically , it did not need to lean upon the claim of having a divine founder . " If it could be proved that Jesus of Nazareth had never lived , still Christianity would stand firm and ...
... stand without the support of miracles . More specifically , it did not need to lean upon the claim of having a divine founder . " If it could be proved that Jesus of Nazareth had never lived , still Christianity would stand firm and ...
Page 511
... stand for here tonight and what shall we stand for as long as we live ? We stand for setting the Government of this country free and the business of this country free . " " But he was also a professor , a theorist , a student . He was ...
... stand for here tonight and what shall we stand for as long as we live ? We stand for setting the Government of this country free and the business of this country free . " " But he was also a professor , a theorist , a student . He was ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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