Masterpieces of Eloquence: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders from Early Greece to the Present Time, Volume 22 |
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... teaching - never words tended more to bring law and government into contempt > than the words of the English premier when he declared Emancipation must , sorely against his will , be granted , if England would not face a civil war .
... teaching - never words tended more to bring law and government into contempt > than the words of the English premier when he declared Emancipation must , sorely against his will , be granted , if England would not face a civil war .
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Such is the evidence in support of this measure — evidence inadequate to prove a debt — impotent to deprive of a civil rightridiculous to convict of the lowest offence — scandalous if brought forward to support a charge of the highest ...
Such is the evidence in support of this measure — evidence inadequate to prove a debt — impotent to deprive of a civil rightridiculous to convict of the lowest offence — scandalous if brought forward to support a charge of the highest ...
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He was elected to Congress in 1858 , at which time he was opposed to the secession of his State , nevertheless after the outbreak of the Civil War he entered the Confederate army as a captain in 1861. He was elected governor of North ...
He was elected to Congress in 1858 , at which time he was opposed to the secession of his State , nevertheless after the outbreak of the Civil War he entered the Confederate army as a captain in 1861. He was elected governor of North ...
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He was a major - general of the Colorado militia during the last two years of the Civil War , and in December , 1876 , was United States senator . From April , 1882 , until March , 1885 , during President Arthur's administration ...
He was a major - general of the Colorado militia during the last two years of the Civil War , and in December , 1876 , was United States senator . From April , 1882 , until March , 1885 , during President Arthur's administration ...
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How long before the grim demon of civil discord would rear again his horrid head in our midst , “ gnash loud his iron fangs and shake his crest of bristling bayonets ? ' Then , sir , think of the long and painful process of ...
How long before the grim demon of civil discord would rear again his horrid head in our midst , “ gnash loud his iron fangs and shake his crest of bristling bayonets ? ' Then , sir , think of the long and painful process of ...
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