The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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... whole section hangs a shadow . It is The Bomb . The editors have given it a special subsection all to itself , regretting that it deserves it . We are nearing the end of our long , clamorous audition now . What next ? A chapter about ...
... whole section hangs a shadow . It is The Bomb . The editors have given it a special subsection all to itself , regretting that it deserves it . We are nearing the end of our long , clamorous audition now . What next ? A chapter about ...
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... whole product of his labor , or as nearly as possible , is a worthy object of any good govern- ment . ABRAHAM LINCOLN , " Fragments of a Tariff Discussion , " December 1 , 1847 ( date assigned by Hay and Nicolay ) I hold that if the ...
... whole product of his labor , or as nearly as possible , is a worthy object of any good govern- ment . ABRAHAM LINCOLN , " Fragments of a Tariff Discussion , " December 1 , 1847 ( date assigned by Hay and Nicolay ) I hold that if the ...
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... whole chile ; an de man dat think he kin settle a ' spute ' bout a whole chile wid a half a chile doan ' know enough to come in out'n de rain . Doan ' talk to me ' bout Sol- lermun , Huck , I knows him by de back . " " But I tell you ...
... whole chile ; an de man dat think he kin settle a ' spute ' bout a whole chile wid a half a chile doan ' know enough to come in out'n de rain . Doan ' talk to me ' bout Sol- lermun , Huck , I knows him by de back . " " But I tell you ...
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of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
What We Live By | 113 |
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