Famous Orators of the World and Their Best Orations: Containing the Lives of the Greatest Orators and Their Best Orations from Earliest Times to Present Day, with an Account of Place and Time of Delivery of Each Oration and Explanatory Notes on Obscure Passages : Arranged in Eighteen Great Epochs Or Books |
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In some respects it is a government of a federal nature ; in others , it is of a
consolidated nature . Even if we attend to the manner in which the Constitution is
investigated , ratified and made the act of the people of America , I can say ...
In some respects it is a government of a federal nature ; in others , it is of a
consolidated nature . Even if we attend to the manner in which the Constitution is
investigated , ratified and made the act of the people of America , I can say ...
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The Golden Age of American Oratory O " F what may be called the critical periods
in the history of the United States , there have been two which stand pre -
eminent in the development of oratory as in other respects . The first of these was
the ...
The Golden Age of American Oratory O " F what may be called the critical periods
in the history of the United States , there have been two which stand pre -
eminent in the development of oratory as in other respects . The first of these was
the ...
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PRESIDENT : When I took occasion , two days ago , to throw out some ideas with
respect to the policy of the Government , in relation to the public lands , nothing
certainly could have been further from my thoughts than that I should have been ...
PRESIDENT : When I took occasion , two days ago , to throw out some ideas with
respect to the policy of the Government , in relation to the public lands , nothing
certainly could have been further from my thoughts than that I should have been ...
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Washington was stately , dignified , a man sufficient unto himself , commanding
the respect and admiration rather than the personal affection , of the people .
Lincoln was simple and approachable , a man full of " the milk of human kindness
...
Washington was stately , dignified , a man sufficient unto himself , commanding
the respect and admiration rather than the personal affection , of the people .
Lincoln was simple and approachable , a man full of " the milk of human kindness
...
Page 121
An excellent example of his powers in this respect was his able argument for the
defendant in the great impeachment trial . As evidence , we give an extract from
this very fine forensic effort . ] There are in the Constitution but three barriers ...
An excellent example of his powers in this respect was his able argument for the
defendant in the great impeachment trial . As evidence , we give an extract from
this very fine forensic effort . ] There are in the Constitution but three barriers ...
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| Title | Famous Orators of the World and Their Best Orations: Containing the Lives of the Greatest Orators and Their Best Orations from Earliest Times to Present Day, with an Account of Place and Time of Delivery of Each Oration and Explanatory Notes on Obscure Passages : Arranged in Eighteen Great ... |
| Author | Charles Morris |
| Published | 1902 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 30 Sep 2014 |
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