Contemporary Forum: American Speeches on Twentieth-century IssuesCompanion volume to "American forum - speeches on historic issues, 1788-1900". American speeches on twentieth-century issues. |
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I affirm that belief in God is the most fundamental of all thoughts , that a belief in God underlies civilization . Let me show you what rests upon belief in God , before I take up that which menaces belief in God .
I affirm that belief in God is the most fundamental of all thoughts , that a belief in God underlies civilization . Let me show you what rests upon belief in God , before I take up that which menaces belief in God .
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We have every good reason for hope— hope for peace , yes , and hope for the defense of our civilization and for the build- ing of a better civilization in the future . I have the profound conviction that the American people are now ...
We have every good reason for hope— hope for peace , yes , and hope for the defense of our civilization and for the build- ing of a better civilization in the future . I have the profound conviction that the American people are now ...
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In Stevenson's own words : The tradition of critical inquiry and discussion informs our entire civilization . Our scientific progress is based upon a final belief in rational order coupled with trial and error in establishing that order ...
In Stevenson's own words : The tradition of critical inquiry and discussion informs our entire civilization . Our scientific progress is based upon a final belief in rational order coupled with trial and error in establishing that order ...
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Contents
THE PROGRESSIVE ERA | 3 |
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS DEBATE | 51 |
MODERNISM VS FUNDAMENTALISM IN RELIGION | 87 |
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| Title | Contemporary Forum: American Speeches on Twentieth-century Issues |
| Author | Ernest J. Wrage |
| Editors | Ernest J. Wrage, Barnet Baskerville |
| Publisher | Harper, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 376 pages |
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