Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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... ment which Lincoln paraphrased : " It is , sir , the people's Constitution , the people's government , made for the people , made by the people , and answerable to the peo- ple . ' The development of this and other propositions through ...
... ment which Lincoln paraphrased : " It is , sir , the people's Constitution , the people's government , made for the people , made by the people , and answerable to the peo- ple . ' The development of this and other propositions through ...
Page 168
... ment is capable . It was more intense , more devoted , and at the same time more arbitrary , and more aggressive than it has ever been before or since . The name of pa- triot became the exclusive property of the partisans of the ...
... ment is capable . It was more intense , more devoted , and at the same time more arbitrary , and more aggressive than it has ever been before or since . The name of pa- triot became the exclusive property of the partisans of the ...
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... ment , and which almost precipitated civil war . Had he done so the chances are that he would have been Jeffer- son's successor in the Presidency , would now rank high among our patriots and sages , and would have escaped the follies ...
... ment , and which almost precipitated civil war . Had he done so the chances are that he would have been Jeffer- son's successor in the Presidency , would now rank high among our patriots and sages , and would have escaped the follies ...
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