Famous Orators of the World and Their Best OrationsJ. C. Winston Company, 1902 - 639 pages |
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... things ; as well as to points of learning that are more remote and unusual : that the whole tendency of my design may the more easily be perceived , the conclusions better discerned , and the force of them be better felt . I shall not ...
... things ; as well as to points of learning that are more remote and unusual : that the whole tendency of my design may the more easily be perceived , the conclusions better discerned , and the force of them be better felt . I shall not ...
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... things , nor accept doubtful surmises as the evidence of truth . Let us consider the Constitution valmly and dispassionately , and attend to those things only which merit consideration . . Sir , it appears to me extraordinary , that ...
... things , nor accept doubtful surmises as the evidence of truth . Let us consider the Constitution valmly and dispassionately , and attend to those things only which merit consideration . . Sir , it appears to me extraordinary , that ...
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... thing is a dream ; it is impossible ; then we are brought to this dilemma : either a Federal standing army is to enforce the requisitions , or the Federal treasury is left without supplies , and the government without support . What ...
... thing is a dream ; it is impossible ; then we are brought to this dilemma : either a Federal standing army is to enforce the requisitions , or the Federal treasury is left without supplies , and the government without support . What ...
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... things ? Will the few States that now contribute , be willing to contribute much longer ? Shall we ourselves be long content with bearing the burthen singly ? Will not our zeal for a particular system soon give way to the pressure of so ...
... things ? Will the few States that now contribute , be willing to contribute much longer ? Shall we ourselves be long content with bearing the burthen singly ? Will not our zeal for a particular system soon give way to the pressure of so ...
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... things ? There has of New Orleans and of Louisiana to France . also been ceded is not yet certain . It has been said , as from authority , and I think it probable . Now , sir , let us note the time and the manner of this cession . It ...
... things ? There has of New Orleans and of Louisiana to France . also been ceded is not yet certain . It has been said , as from authority , and I think it probable . Now , sir , let us note the time and the manner of this cession . It ...
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