Memorial Services Held in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States, Together with Tributes Presented in Eulogy of Everett McKinley Dirksen, Late a Senator from IllinoisU.S. Government Printing Office, 1970 - 286 pages |
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... greatest of all qualities the ability to view himself in due proportion as one of the creatures of the Lord Most High , and yet to recognize in that picture of himself the as- pects of humor , the aspects of the presentation of position ...
... greatest of all qualities the ability to view himself in due proportion as one of the creatures of the Lord Most High , and yet to recognize in that picture of himself the as- pects of humor , the aspects of the presentation of position ...
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... greatest Senators and truly great Americans who ever graced this Chamber with his presence . EVERETT DIRKSEN , as much as anything , was a Senator's Senator and as such was respected by everyone who met him . Senator DIRKSEN's mark on ...
... greatest Senators and truly great Americans who ever graced this Chamber with his presence . EVERETT DIRKSEN , as much as anything , was a Senator's Senator and as such was respected by everyone who met him . Senator DIRKSEN's mark on ...
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... greatest Americans it has been my privilege to know . My most heartfelt sympathies are extended to Mrs. Dirksen and our late colleague's entire family . Mr. MANSFIELD . Mr. President , I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now stand ...
... greatest Americans it has been my privilege to know . My most heartfelt sympathies are extended to Mrs. Dirksen and our late colleague's entire family . Mr. MANSFIELD . Mr. President , I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now stand ...
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... greatest of these is charity . " I Corinthians 15 : 57 , 58 : Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ . " Therefore , by beloved brethren , be ye steadfast , unmoveable , always abounding in the work ...
... greatest of these is charity . " I Corinthians 15 : 57 , 58 : Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ . " Therefore , by beloved brethren , be ye steadfast , unmoveable , always abounding in the work ...
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... greatest contribution to the nation . Without Senator DIRKSEN , President Eisenhower's programs would have been emasculated in his last two years in office by a highriding , newly - elected Democratic majority . Without Senator DIRKSEN ...
... greatest contribution to the nation . Without Senator DIRKSEN , President Eisenhower's programs would have been emasculated in his last two years in office by a highriding , newly - elected Democratic majority . Without Senator DIRKSEN ...
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Page 14 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 22 - But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Page 20 - HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled...
Page 21 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her ; she shall not be moved : God shall help her, and that right early.
Page 104 - Let Fate do her worst ; there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy ! Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care, And bring back the features that joy used to wear. Long, long be my heart with such memories...
Page 59 - The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.
Page 21 - Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Page 21 - I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.
Page 13 - One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.
Page 249 - His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!