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Human rights rest on human dignity . The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for . It is not so , as William James would have said , because it satisfies our habits or emotions , but because it is true , and we ...
Human rights rest on human dignity . The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for . It is not so , as William James would have said , because it satisfies our habits or emotions , but because it is true , and we ...
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These are marks of a divine origin and the pledges of a celestial inheritance ; and I thank God that my own lot is bound up with that of the human race . WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING , inscription on Channing Me- morial , Public Garden ...
These are marks of a divine origin and the pledges of a celestial inheritance ; and I thank God that my own lot is bound up with that of the human race . WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING , inscription on Channing Me- morial , Public Garden ...
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leaves of trees , and the play of light and shadow on a human face , than they are like buildings and machines , the least of their representatives . The best proofs in mathematics are short and crisp like epigrams , and the longest ...
leaves of trees , and the play of light and shadow on a human face , than they are like buildings and machines , the least of their representatives . The best proofs in mathematics are short and crisp like epigrams , and the longest ...
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Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country 65 | 65 |
Copyright | |
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American ANON asked beautiful become believe body called civilization comes common Constitution dead death earth equal experience eyes face fact father fear feel force freedom GEORGE give ground hand head hear heart HENRY hope human Ibid idea interest JAMES JOHN keep kind land leave less letter liberty light LINCOLN lines live look March Mark matter means mind nature never night once passed peace person play political race reason seemed sense side society soul speak speech spirit stand talk tell things thought tion tree true truth turn United universe whole write York young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The American Treasury, 1455-1955 |
| Editor | Clifton Fadiman |
| Compiled by | Clifton Fadiman |
| Publisher | Harper, 1955 |
| Length | 1108 pages |
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