The Making of an OrationA. C. McClurg & Company, 1913 - 419 pages |
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... The oration , then , becomes vital to him , and quickens his own powers to similar creative effort . I wish to express my appreciation of the courtesy of the Honorable William Jennings Bryan , for permission to use Foreword.
... The oration , then , becomes vital to him , and quickens his own powers to similar creative effort . I wish to express my appreciation of the courtesy of the Honorable William Jennings Bryan , for permission to use Foreword.
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... becomes a living soul . For one thing , this element serves to steady and give direction to the thought , and thus secure the great ele- ment of rhetorical unity . Lacking this factor the dis- course is chaos , " without form , and void ...
... becomes a living soul . For one thing , this element serves to steady and give direction to the thought , and thus secure the great ele- ment of rhetorical unity . Lacking this factor the dis- course is chaos , " without form , and void ...
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... becoming utterly lost in the wilds of an erratic logic . The degree to which the plan should appear in the finished discourse will depend partly upon the subject and the audience . Some propositions are so familiar , or have been so ...
... becoming utterly lost in the wilds of an erratic logic . The degree to which the plan should appear in the finished discourse will depend partly upon the subject and the audience . Some propositions are so familiar , or have been so ...
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... become cold . Thus he takes snapshots at the mental visions that flit be- fore him , and fixes impressions which he can subsequently develop at his leisure and place in the proper framework of his plan when completed for use . This ...
... become cold . Thus he takes snapshots at the mental visions that flit be- fore him , and fixes impressions which he can subsequently develop at his leisure and place in the proper framework of his plan when completed for use . This ...
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... become expert in this greatest of all arts must put the results of his labors to the test , must subject the products of his mining to the crucible of the most pitiless criticism . Is the subject in itself a good one ? Is it fresh ...
... become expert in this greatest of all arts must put the results of his labors to the test , must subject the products of his mining to the crucible of the most pitiless criticism . Is the subject in itself a good one ? Is it fresh ...
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Page 221 - At the same time, the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their Government into the hands of that eminent tribunal.
Page 212 - Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms. Our brethren are already in the field. Why stand we here idle ? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death...
Page 147 - Gentlemen may cry peace, peace! But there is no peace! The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? ' Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take; but as for me — give me liberty, or give me death!
Page 90 - While the Union lasts we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us and our children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the veil. God grant that in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise. God grant that, on my vision, never may be opened what lies behind.
Page 218 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government...
Page 225 - I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Page 212 - Three millions of People, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us.
Page 218 - I, therefore consider that, in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Page 147 - Mr President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?
Page 224 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.