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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... United States , but the United States can- not , except at very great hazard , exist without Texas . SAM HOUSTON If I owned Texas and Hell , I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell . PHILIP H. SHERIDAN ยท Texas occupies all the Continent of ...
... United States , but the United States can- not , except at very great hazard , exist without Texas . SAM HOUSTON If I owned Texas and Hell , I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell . PHILIP H. SHERIDAN ยท Texas occupies all the Continent of ...
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... United States of America . The Preamble to the Constitution I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States , and will , to the best of my ability , preserve , protect and defend the ...
... United States of America . The Preamble to the Constitution I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States , and will , to the best of my ability , preserve , protect and defend the ...
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... United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race , color , or previous condition of servitude . The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution . Proposed by Congress on February ...
... United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race , color , or previous condition of servitude . The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution . Proposed by Congress on February ...
Contents
IN GENERAL | 9 |
IN PARTICULAR | 32 |
THINKING CONTINENTALLY | 65 |
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