The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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Page 43
... race . . . The sure guaranty of the peace and security of each race is the clear , distinct , unconditional recognition by our governments , national and state , of every right that inheres in civic freedom , and of the equality before ...
... race . . . The sure guaranty of the peace and security of each race is the clear , distinct , unconditional recognition by our governments , national and state , of every right that inheres in civic freedom , and of the equality before ...
Page 379
... race and that race and the other race being inferior , and therefore they must be placed in an inferior position . Let us discard all these things , and unite as one people throughout this land , until we shall once more stand up ...
... race and that race and the other race being inferior , and therefore they must be placed in an inferior position . Let us discard all these things , and unite as one people throughout this land , until we shall once more stand up ...
Page 984
... race is merely himself in the deep and honest privacy of his own heart . Byron despised the race because he de- spised himself . I feel as Byron did , and for the same reason . Get your From a marginal note facts first , and then you ...
... race is merely himself in the deep and honest privacy of his own heart . Byron despised the race because he de- spised himself . I feel as Byron did , and for the same reason . Get your From a marginal note facts first , and then you ...
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