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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... Mean City , 1944 America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans . It is more than pride of military power , glory in war or in victory . It means more than vast expanses of farms , of great factories or mines ...
... Mean City , 1944 America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans . It is more than pride of military power , glory in war or in victory . It means more than vast expanses of farms , of great factories or mines ...
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Clifton Fadiman. The political and governmental phase of democracy is a means , the best means so far found , for realizing ends that lie in the wide domain of human relationships and the development of human personality . It is a way of ...
Clifton Fadiman. The political and governmental phase of democracy is a means , the best means so far found , for realizing ends that lie in the wide domain of human relationships and the development of human personality . It is a way of ...
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... means enough to matter , means exactly this ; and if it is given to few artists to mean so much , it is likewise given to few men to understand the mysteries of permanence and change . Few men of any sort have understood them , and no ...
... means enough to matter , means exactly this ; and if it is given to few artists to mean so much , it is likewise given to few men to understand the mysteries of permanence and change . Few men of any sort have understood them , and no ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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