Famous Orators of the World and Their Best OrationsJ. C. Winston Company, 1902 - 639 pages |
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... tion he was Governor of Virginia and again from 1784 to 1786 , poverty forcing him to decline other elections and return to his legal practice . In 1788 he opposed the new Constitution , being a strong advocate of State independence ...
... tion he was Governor of Virginia and again from 1784 to 1786 , poverty forcing him to decline other elections and return to his legal practice . In 1788 he opposed the new Constitution , being a strong advocate of State independence ...
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... tion ? For my part , whatever anguish of spirit it may cost , I am willing to know the whole truth ; to know the worst , and to provide for it . I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided ; and that is the lamp of experience . I ...
... tion ? For my part , whatever anguish of spirit it may cost , I am willing to know the whole truth ; to know the worst , and to provide for it . I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided ; and that is the lamp of experience . I ...
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... tion was organized and Alexander Hamilton was made Secretary of the Treasury by President Washington , the finances of the new republic were in a deplorable state . The country was drowned in debt and practically bankrupt . The expenses ...
... tion was organized and Alexander Hamilton was made Secretary of the Treasury by President Washington , the finances of the new republic were in a deplorable state . The country was drowned in debt and practically bankrupt . The expenses ...
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... tion is not only expedient but necessary - let us turn our attention to the other side of this important subject . Let us ask ourselves , what will be the consequence of rejecting the bill ? What will be the situation of our national ...
... tion is not only expedient but necessary - let us turn our attention to the other side of this important subject . Let us ask ourselves , what will be the consequence of rejecting the bill ? What will be the situation of our national ...
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... tion of the British treaty . And what do those mean who say , that our honor was forfeited by treating at all , and especially by such a treaty ? Justice , the laws and practice of nations , a just regard for peace as a duty to mankind ...
... tion of the British treaty . And what do those mean who say , that our honor was forfeited by treating at all , and especially by such a treaty ? Justice , the laws and practice of nations , a just regard for peace as a duty to mankind ...
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