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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Frederick Douglass Free Speech in Boston Henry Winter Davis The Peril of the
Republic William M. Evarts A Weak Spot in the American System Schuyler Colfax
The Confiscation of Slave Property James A. Garfield The Evil Spirit of Disloyalty
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Frederick Douglass Free Speech in Boston Henry Winter Davis The Peril of the
Republic William M. Evarts A Weak Spot in the American System Schuyler Colfax
The Confiscation of Slave Property James A. Garfield The Evil Spirit of Disloyalty
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... REVOLUTION Both belonged to the Revolutionary period of American History ,
and boldly advocated the American principle of self - government , and taxation
with representation . The former was the leading spirit in the “ Boston Tea Party ...
... REVOLUTION Both belonged to the Revolutionary period of American History ,
and boldly advocated the American principle of self - government , and taxation
with representation . The former was the leading spirit in the “ Boston Tea Party ...
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Foremost among these was Samuel Adams , who led in all the movements
against “ taxation without representation , ” and by his fervid oratory kept the spirit
of resistance alive . Poor though he was , he could not be bought , though more
than ...
Foremost among these was Samuel Adams , who led in all the movements
against “ taxation without representation , ” and by his fervid oratory kept the spirit
of resistance alive . Poor though he was , he could not be bought , though more
than ...
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Their number is but few and daily decreases ; and the spirit which can render
them patient of slavery will render them contemptible enemies . JAMES
MADISON 39 framed the Constitution , which he aided The Struggle for
Independence 30.
Their number is but few and daily decreases ; and the spirit which can render
them patient of slavery will render them contemptible enemies . JAMES
MADISON 39 framed the Constitution , which he aided The Struggle for
Independence 30.
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By these noble services he smoothed the waves of discontent and stayed the
spirit of disunion until death removed him from the scene . His own words form
the true motto of his character : " I would rather be right than be President .
By these noble services he smoothed the waves of discontent and stayed the
spirit of disunion until death removed him from the scene . His own words form
the true motto of his character : " I would rather be right than be President .
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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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