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His duty is to administer the present Government , as it came to his hands , and to transmit it , unimpaired by him , to his successor . Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people ?
His duty is to administer the present Government , as it came to his hands , and to transmit it , unimpaired by him , to his successor . Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people ?
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One of our great poets has well and finely said that freedom is not a gift that tarries long in the hands of cowards . Neither does it tarry long in the hands of those too slothful , too dishonest , or too unintelligent to exercise it .
One of our great poets has well and finely said that freedom is not a gift that tarries long in the hands of cowards . Neither does it tarry long in the hands of those too slothful , too dishonest , or too unintelligent to exercise it .
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Peoples hitherto in utter darkness were to be led out into the same light and given at last a helping hand . Undeveloped peoples and peoples ready for recognition but not yet ready to assume the full responsibilities ...
Peoples hitherto in utter darkness were to be led out into the same light and given at last a helping hand . Undeveloped peoples and peoples ready for recognition but not yet ready to assume the full responsibilities ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | 12 Americans Speak |
| Editor | John Edwin Pomfret |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Huntington Library, 1954 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 24 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 183 pages |
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