History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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... defend Captain Preston and the British soldiers accused of murder in the " Boston Massacre " case - though this meant defiance of his cousin Sam , of whom he was fond , and of the most articulate Boston public opinion . John Adams was ...
... defend Captain Preston and the British soldiers accused of murder in the " Boston Massacre " case - though this meant defiance of his cousin Sam , of whom he was fond , and of the most articulate Boston public opinion . John Adams was ...
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... defend the Davis administration and , particularly , to plead the necessity of supporting the conscription act : Congress adopted every conceivable mode of getting volunteers . Even the humors of states and the caprices of individuals ...
... defend the Davis administration and , particularly , to plead the necessity of supporting the conscription act : Congress adopted every conceivable mode of getting volunteers . Even the humors of states and the caprices of individuals ...
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... defend only clients whom they could respect . Abraham Lincoln has often been cited for a comment he made once to a colleague : " The man is guilty . You defend him ; I can't . If I try to speak the jury will see that I think he is ...
... defend only clients whom they could respect . Abraham Lincoln has often been cited for a comment he made once to a colleague : " The man is guilty . You defend him ; I can't . If I try to speak the jury will see that I think he is ...
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Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
Better To Live Free 17611788 | 40 |
The Atlas of Independence | 51 |
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