Modern Eloquence, Volume 11Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1901 |
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Page 58
... patriotism a moment in balance , as to the violation of it ? Nothing ; I repeat confidently , nothing . There is nothing before us in that event but con- fusion and dishonor . But before I attempt to develop those consequences , I must ...
... patriotism a moment in balance , as to the violation of it ? Nothing ; I repeat confidently , nothing . There is nothing before us in that event but con- fusion and dishonor . But before I attempt to develop those consequences , I must ...
Page 66
... patriotism ? Is it a narrow affection for the spot where a man was born ? Are the very clods where we tread entitled to this ardent preference because they are greener ? No , sir , this is not the character of the virtue , and it soars ...
... patriotism ? Is it a narrow affection for the spot where a man was born ? Are the very clods where we tread entitled to this ardent preference because they are greener ? No , sir , this is not the character of the virtue , and it soars ...
Page 184
... patriotism , we spread this banner on the sky , as of old the bow was painted on the cloud , and , with solemn fervor , beseech God to look upon it and make it a memorial of an everlasting covenant and decree that never again on this ...
... patriotism , we spread this banner on the sky , as of old the bow was painted on the cloud , and , with solemn fervor , beseech God to look upon it and make it a memorial of an everlasting covenant and decree that never again on this ...
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