The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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... civilization of the South , after two hundred years of experience . A white community , that had gradually risen from small beginnings , till it grew into wealth , culture , and refinement , and became accomplished in all the arts of ...
... civilization of the South , after two hundred years of experience . A white community , that had gradually risen from small beginnings , till it grew into wealth , culture , and refinement , and became accomplished in all the arts of ...
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... civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights ; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others . WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN , speech , Washington , 1899 We have a criminal jury system which is ...
... civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights ; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others . WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN , speech , Washington , 1899 We have a criminal jury system which is ...
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... Civilization will never lose its hold on Shanghai . Civilization will never depart from Hong Kong . The gates of Peking will never again be closed to the methods of modern man . The regeneration of the world , physical as well as moral ...
... Civilization will never lose its hold on Shanghai . Civilization will never depart from Hong Kong . The gates of Peking will never again be closed to the methods of modern man . The regeneration of the world , physical as well as moral ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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