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 189
... March 26 , 1932 The reason American cities are prosperous is that there is no place to sit down . Parable of the Isms : ALFRED J. TALLEY , on returning from Europe , 1935 Socialism : If you have two cows , you give one to your neighbor ...
... March 26 , 1932 The reason American cities are prosperous is that there is no place to sit down . Parable of the Isms : ALFRED J. TALLEY , on returning from Europe , 1935 Socialism : If you have two cows , you give one to your neighbor ...
Page 411
... March , 1942 GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR , upon leaving the Philip- pines , March 11 , 1942 Bataan has fallen , but the spirit that made it stand - a beacon to all the liberty - loving people of the world - cannot fall ! LIEUTENANT NORMAN ...
... March , 1942 GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR , upon leaving the Philip- pines , March 11 , 1942 Bataan has fallen , but the spirit that made it stand - a beacon to all the liberty - loving people of the world - cannot fall ! LIEUTENANT NORMAN ...
Page 565
... March speech of Daniel Web- ster in support of the ' compro- mise ' and the Fugitive Slave Bill . No partisan or personal enmity dictated it . On the con- trary my admiration of the splendid personality and intel- lectual power of the ...
... March speech of Daniel Web- ster in support of the ' compro- mise ' and the Fugitive Slave Bill . No partisan or personal enmity dictated it . On the con- trary my admiration of the splendid personality and intel- lectual power of the ...
Contents
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
What We Live By | 113 |
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