Famous Orators of the World and Their Best OrationsJ. C. Winston Company, 1902 - 639 pages |
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... Arms James Otis The Writs of Assistance Joseph Warren · The Boston Massacre Samuel Adams The Struggle for Independence Alexander Hamilton The New Constitution The Stability of the Union James Madison The American Federal Union Fisher ...
... Arms James Otis The Writs of Assistance Joseph Warren · The Boston Massacre Samuel Adams The Struggle for Independence Alexander Hamilton The New Constitution The Stability of the Union James Madison The American Federal Union Fisher ...
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... ARMS . [ As Patrick Henry had hurled the first defiance against Great Britain in 1765 , he was the first to make an open appeal to arms in 1775. This was on March 23d , three weeks before the fight at Lexington precipitated the ...
... ARMS . [ As Patrick Henry had hurled the first defiance against Great Britain in 1765 , he was the first to make an open appeal to arms in 1775. This was on March 23d , three weeks before the fight at Lexington precipitated the ...
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... arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us ! They tell us , sir , that we are weak ; unable to cope with SO formidable an adversary . But when shall we be stronger ? Will it be the next week , or the next year ? Will it be when ...
... arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us ! They tell us , sir , that we are weak ; unable to cope with SO formidable an adversary . But when shall we be stronger ? Will it be the next week , or the next year ? Will it be when ...
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... arms against Writs of Assistance . Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain . ” Otis , a native of Massachusetts , was a hard student in youth and became one of Boston's ...
... arms against Writs of Assistance . Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain . ” Otis , a native of Massachusetts , was a hard student in youth and became one of Boston's ...
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... arms , ' tis true , have filled the world with terror ; her troops have reaped the laurels of the field ; her fleets ... arm that lifts the sword against the innocent . Britain , united with these colonies by commerce and affection , by ...
... arms , ' tis true , have filled the world with terror ; her troops have reaped the laurels of the field ; her fleets ... arm that lifts the sword against the innocent . Britain , united with these colonies by commerce and affection , by ...
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