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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... Spirit above has appointed this place for us , on which to light our fires , and here we will remain . As to boundaries , the Great Spirit knows no boundaries , nor will his red children acknowl- edge any . TECUMSEH , Chief of the ...
... Spirit above has appointed this place for us , on which to light our fires , and here we will remain . As to boundaries , the Great Spirit knows no boundaries , nor will his red children acknowl- edge any . TECUMSEH , Chief of the ...
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Clifton Fadiman. my own faith . The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right . The spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women . The spirit of liberty is the ...
Clifton Fadiman. my own faith . The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right . The spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women . The spirit of liberty is the ...
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... spirit . And spirit can enter a human being perhaps better in the quiet of old age and dwell there more undisturbed than in the turmoil of adventure . But it must be in solitude . I do not need or desire to hob - nob artificially with ...
... spirit . And spirit can enter a human being perhaps better in the quiet of old age and dwell there more undisturbed than in the turmoil of adventure . But it must be in solitude . I do not need or desire to hob - nob artificially with ...
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