Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page xxvi
... liberty but lacking the wis- dom of experience . A strong contrast in many respects was the parlia- mentary eloquence of Great Britain in the age of its co- lonial extension and national supremacy , when the neces- sities of the time ...
... liberty but lacking the wis- dom of experience . A strong contrast in many respects was the parlia- mentary eloquence of Great Britain in the age of its co- lonial extension and national supremacy , when the neces- sities of the time ...
Page 105
... liberty , guarded by wisdom and virtue , unlike material elements , do not decay . Let us devoutly trust that another Senate , in another age , shall bear to a new and larger chamber this Constitution , vigorous and inviolate , and that ...
... liberty , guarded by wisdom and virtue , unlike material elements , do not decay . Let us devoutly trust that another Senate , in another age , shall bear to a new and larger chamber this Constitution , vigorous and inviolate , and that ...
Page 392
... liberty , and the pursuit of happiness . The people do not exist for the sake of literature ; to give the author fame , the publisher wealth , and books a market . On the contrary , literature exists for the sake of the people : to ...
... liberty , and the pursuit of happiness . The people do not exist for the sake of literature ; to give the author fame , the publisher wealth , and books a market . On the contrary , literature exists for the sake of the people : to ...
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