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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... idea of democ- racy - the idea that all political power should remain in the hands of the populace , that its exercise by superior men is intrinsically immoral . Out of this idea spring innumerable notions and crazes that are no more ...
... idea of democ- racy - the idea that all political power should remain in the hands of the populace , that its exercise by superior men is intrinsically immoral . Out of this idea spring innumerable notions and crazes that are no more ...
Page 385
... idea has not been stated distinctly , there is to be , or it is supposed possible there will be , a South- ern Confederacy . I do not mean , when I allude to this statement , that any one seriously contemplates such a state of things ...
... idea has not been stated distinctly , there is to be , or it is supposed possible there will be , a South- ern Confederacy . I do not mean , when I allude to this statement , that any one seriously contemplates such a state of things ...
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... idea about how men should live together , an idea we wanted the rest of man- kind to know about , an idea of which we were merely the lucky trustees . On the other hand , we were too busy to do much day - to - day evangelism . We had a ...
... idea about how men should live together , an idea we wanted the rest of man- kind to know about , an idea of which we were merely the lucky trustees . On the other hand , we were too busy to do much day - to - day evangelism . We had a ...
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
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| Title | The American Treasury, 1455-1955 |
| Editor | Clifton Fadiman |
| Compiled by | Clifton Fadiman |
| Publisher | Harper, 1955 |
| Length | 1108 pages |
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