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... political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is , and ought to be , totally dissolved . " JOHN ADAMS . Mr. President : -I second the motion . JOHN HANCOCK . Gentlemen of the Continental Congress , you have heard the ...
... political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is , and ought to be , totally dissolved . " JOHN ADAMS . Mr. President : -I second the motion . JOHN HANCOCK . Gentlemen of the Continental Congress , you have heard the ...
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... political action , every social action , should have for its object in America at this time to challenge the spirit of Ameri- ca ; to ask that every man and woman who thinks first of America should rally to the standards of our life ...
... political action , every social action , should have for its object in America at this time to challenge the spirit of Ameri- ca ; to ask that every man and woman who thinks first of America should rally to the standards of our life ...
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... political agitation in the years which are immediately at hand of calling upon every man to declare himself , where he stands . Is it America first , or is it not ? We ought to be very careful about some of the im- pressions that we are ...
... political agitation in the years which are immediately at hand of calling upon every man to declare himself , where he stands . Is it America first , or is it not ? We ought to be very careful about some of the im- pressions that we are ...
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... political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively ( though often covertly and insidiously ) directed , it is of in- finite moment that you should properly estimate the ...
... political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively ( though often covertly and insidiously ) directed , it is of in- finite moment that you should properly estimate the ...
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... political principles . You have in a com- mon cause fought and triumphed together . The in- dependence and liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts , of common dangers , sufferings , and successes . But these ...
... political principles . You have in a com- mon cause fought and triumphed together . The in- dependence and liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts , of common dangers , sufferings , and successes . But these ...
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Page 259 - By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And Time the ruined bridge has swept Down the dark stream which seaward creeps. On this green bank, by this soft stream, We set today a votive stone; That memory may their deed redeem, When, like our sires, our sons are gone. Spirit, that made those heroes dare To die,...
Page 151 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 99 - Observe good faith and justice toward all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct, and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it...
Page 54 - Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power.
Page 263 - My native country, thee, Land of the noble, free. Thy name I love ; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills: My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.
Page 150 - To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained.
Page 262 - Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave...
Page 102 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Page 261 - Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Page 278 - From the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate mourners go, Lovingly laden with flowers Alike for the friend and the foe; Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day; Under the roses, the Blue; Under the lilies, the Gray.