Fourth of July Orations, Հատոր 11863 |
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Արդյունքներ 61–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... given energy and will which have upreared a mighty empire . It records the story of a revolution , which marked a new era in the progress of the race ; it writes , on the page of heroes , the names of thousands whose brave hearts beat ...
... given energy and will which have upreared a mighty empire . It records the story of a revolution , which marked a new era in the progress of the race ; it writes , on the page of heroes , the names of thousands whose brave hearts beat ...
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... mind that the magnitude of a blessing is a measure of responsibility ? Let every man write over his hearthstone , " Where much is given , much will be required . " The sovereignty and responsibility of Ame- rican citizenship involve the 7.
... mind that the magnitude of a blessing is a measure of responsibility ? Let every man write over his hearthstone , " Where much is given , much will be required . " The sovereignty and responsibility of Ame- rican citizenship involve the 7.
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... given our flag a national character , the duties of the American citizen received their inauguration , the orbit of their performance was designated . The work had begun . The weary warriors of the Revolu- tion , the statesmen who had ...
... given our flag a national character , the duties of the American citizen received their inauguration , the orbit of their performance was designated . The work had begun . The weary warriors of the Revolu- tion , the statesmen who had ...
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... given an example to the timid ; has been a reproach to the cor- rupt . He has assisted in accomplishing the pur- poses of another cycle of time , as it rolled on to its eternal judgment . What , in comparison , are crowns and wreaths ...
... given an example to the timid ; has been a reproach to the cor- rupt . He has assisted in accomplishing the pur- poses of another cycle of time , as it rolled on to its eternal judgment . What , in comparison , are crowns and wreaths ...
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... given right to every man that breathes ; to remember , above all else , that , possessing liberty , it is your duty to protect it from the degrading contact with corruption at home , as well as against the at- tack of enemies from ...
... given right to every man that breathes ; to remember , above all else , that , possessing liberty , it is your duty to protect it from the degrading contact with corruption at home , as well as against the at- tack of enemies from ...
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Էջ 26 - O, for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention ! A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, And monarchs to behold the swelling scene...
Էջ 5 - My hold of the colonies is in the close affection which grows from common names, from kindred blood, from similar privileges, and equal protection. These are ties which, though light as air, are as strong as links of iron. Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated with your government ; they will cling and grapple to you, and no force under heaven will be of power to tear them from their allegiance.
Էջ 37 - Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, and also all Acts and parts of Acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying the amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby repealed, and that the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the United States of America, is hereby dissolved.
Էջ 37 - We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained, that the ordinance adopted by us in Convention, on the 23d day of May, in the year of our Lord 1788, whereby the Constitution of the United States of America...
Էջ 35 - I am sincerely one of those, and would rather be in dependence on Great Britain, properly limited, than on any nation on earth, or than on no nation. But I am one of those, too, who, rather than submit to the rights of legislating for us, assumed by the British Parliament, and which late experience has shown they will so cruelly exercise, would lend my hand to sink the whole Island in the ocean.
Էջ 39 - The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working underground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric.
Էջ 70 - Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or restrain this execrable commerce.
Էջ 43 - The separate independence and individual sovereignty of the several States were never thought of by the enlightened band of patriots who framed this declaration. The several States are not even mentioned by name in any part of...