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... greatest democracy . The instances in our history where the poor and lowly have risen to eminence and fame were not accidents . They were the legitimate fruits of our Republic . Since recorded history began , mankind has been painfully ...
... greatest democracy . The instances in our history where the poor and lowly have risen to eminence and fame were not accidents . They were the legitimate fruits of our Republic . Since recorded history began , mankind has been painfully ...
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... greatest orators he was also a great emotional actor . One critic said that had he directed his talents toward the stage instead of the law and politics he would have been a successful rival of David Gar- rick - England's greatest actor ...
... greatest orators he was also a great emotional actor . One critic said that had he directed his talents toward the stage instead of the law and politics he would have been a successful rival of David Gar- rick - England's greatest actor ...
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... greatest internal danger is that this government has come to us by inheritance , and it is human nature to take an inheritance for granted , to accept it as a matter of course , to deem it unnecessary to defend that for which others ...
... greatest internal danger is that this government has come to us by inheritance , and it is human nature to take an inheritance for granted , to accept it as a matter of course , to deem it unnecessary to defend that for which others ...
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A Patricide | 43 |
Prosecutor Lees Address to the Jury | 54 |
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