Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 73
... mind and to despise the servile herd that esteemed only their fortunes , and had no true respect for themselves . You cannot discover a tribe of men but you also find the charities of life , and the proofs of spiritual existence ...
... mind and to despise the servile herd that esteemed only their fortunes , and had no true respect for themselves . You cannot discover a tribe of men but you also find the charities of life , and the proofs of spiritual existence ...
Page 77
... mind upon every member of the human race without distinction of outward circumstances . What- ever of other possessions may be engrossed the mind asserts its own independence . Lands , estates , the prod- uce of minds , the prolific ...
... mind upon every member of the human race without distinction of outward circumstances . What- ever of other possessions may be engrossed the mind asserts its own independence . Lands , estates , the prod- uce of minds , the prolific ...
Page 81
... mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force ; in other words , the measure of the progress of civilization is the progress of the people . Every great object connected with the benevolent exertions of the day , has reference to the ...
... mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force ; in other words , the measure of the progress of civilization is the progress of the people . Every great object connected with the benevolent exertions of the day , has reference to the ...
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