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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... races . With him revenge is an overpowering instinct ; nay , more , it is a point of honor and a duty . His pride sets all language at defiance . He loathes the thought of coercion ; and few of his race have ever stooped to perform a ...
... races . With him revenge is an overpowering instinct ; nay , more , it is a point of honor and a duty . His pride sets all language at defiance . He loathes the thought of coercion ; and few of his race have ever stooped to perform a ...
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... race . The sure guaranty of the peace and security of each race is the clear , distinct , unconditional recognition by our governments , national and state , of every right that inheres in civic freedom , and of the equality before the ...
... race . The sure guaranty of the peace and security of each race is the clear , distinct , unconditional recognition by our governments , national and state , of every right that inheres in civic freedom , and of the equality before the ...
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... race and that race and the other race being inferior , and therefore they must be placed in an inferior position . Let us discard all these things , and unite as one people throughout this land , until we shall once more stand up ...
... race and that race and the other race being inferior , and therefore they must be placed in an inferior position . Let us discard all these things , and unite as one people throughout this land , until we shall once more stand up ...
Contents
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
What We Live By | 113 |
Copyright | |
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