American Public Addresses, 1740-1952McGraw-Hill, 1956 - 301 pages |
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... called a government ? No , Sir . It should not be denominated a Constitution . It should be called , rather , a collection of topics for ever- lasting controversy ; heads of debate for a disputatious people . It would not be a ...
... called a government ? No , Sir . It should not be denominated a Constitution . It should be called , rather , a collection of topics for ever- lasting controversy ; heads of debate for a disputatious people . It would not be a ...
Page 118
... called Yancey " The greatest orator of the South since Patrick Henry . " J. F. Rhodes ( History of the United States , The Macmillan Company , New York , 1907-1928 , 8 vols . , vol . II , p . 447 ) called him " the most eloquent orator ...
... called Yancey " The greatest orator of the South since Patrick Henry . " J. F. Rhodes ( History of the United States , The Macmillan Company , New York , 1907-1928 , 8 vols . , vol . II , p . 447 ) called him " the most eloquent orator ...
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... called the Gov- ernment . But back of them always is the controlling sovereign power of the people , and when the people can make their will known , the faithful officer will obey that will . Though the right of the people to express ...
... called the Gov- ernment . But back of them always is the controlling sovereign power of the people , and when the people can make their will known , the faithful officer will obey that will . Though the right of the people to express ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
RALPH WALDO EMERSON | 3 |
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry | 15 |
Copyright | |
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