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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... thought is a basic human right , from which flow freedom of religion , freedom of the press , and freedom of assembly and association . But freedom of thought is a sterile and meaningless right , unless we are free to discuss , to ...
... thought is a basic human right , from which flow freedom of religion , freedom of the press , and freedom of assembly and association . But freedom of thought is a sterile and meaningless right , unless we are free to discuss , to ...
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... thought and more than thought inside of it . . . . I think it not improbable that man , like the grub that prepares a chamber for the winged thing it has never seen but is to be , that man may have cosmic destinies that he does not ...
... thought and more than thought inside of it . . . . I think it not improbable that man , like the grub that prepares a chamber for the winged thing it has never seen but is to be , that man may have cosmic destinies that he does not ...
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... thought is evidenced by the fact that the French Peace So- ciety presented us with medals on account of our invention . We thought governments would realize the impossibility of winning by surprise attacks , and that no country would ...
... thought is evidenced by the fact that the French Peace So- ciety presented us with medals on account of our invention . We thought governments would realize the impossibility of winning by surprise attacks , and that no country would ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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