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Page 267
... believe that probably is the only way in which we shall ever , any of us , see the downfall of American slavery . I do not shrink from the toast with which Dr. Johnson flavored his Oxford Port , - ' Success to the first insurrection of ...
... believe that probably is the only way in which we shall ever , any of us , see the downfall of American slavery . I do not shrink from the toast with which Dr. Johnson flavored his Oxford Port , - ' Success to the first insurrection of ...
Page 545
... believe God ever con- verted an adult generation . I do not believe in the efficacy of battle or a few cannon on the wrong side in changing the lifelong opinions of a man like Jefferson Davis or Wade Hampton . I believe , as all history ...
... believe God ever con- verted an adult generation . I do not believe in the efficacy of battle or a few cannon on the wrong side in changing the lifelong opinions of a man like Jefferson Davis or Wade Hampton . I believe , as all history ...
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... believe in the equality of race . I do not believe a man was ever found so irredeemably ignorant , that if he was fit to be hung he was not fit to vote . Irishman , black man , Chinaman -no matter where he was born , the American people ...
... believe in the equality of race . I do not believe a man was ever found so irredeemably ignorant , that if he was fit to be hung he was not fit to vote . Irishman , black man , Chinaman -no matter where he was born , the American people ...
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The Revolutionary Tradition | 13 |
A New England Boyhood | 18 |
Harvard Days | 26 |
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