Three Centuries of American Rhetorical Discourse: An Anthology and a ReviewRonald Forrest Reid |
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... majority also knew that some compromises would alienate some States while other compromises would alienate others . The net effect was to endanger ratification everywhere . Acutely aware of future difficulties , the majority used the ...
... majority also knew that some compromises would alienate some States while other compromises would alienate others . The net effect was to endanger ratification everywhere . Acutely aware of future difficulties , the majority used the ...
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... majority of the community hath an indubitable , unalienable , and indefeasible right to reform , alter , or abolish it , in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal . This , sir , is the language of democracy ...
... majority of the community hath an indubitable , unalienable , and indefeasible right to reform , alter , or abolish it , in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal . This , sir , is the language of democracy ...
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... majority must , or the government must cease . There is no other alternative ; for continuing the government is acquiescence on one side or the other . If a minority in such case will secede rather than acquiesce , they make a precedent ...
... majority must , or the government must cease . There is no other alternative ; for continuing the government is acquiescence on one side or the other . If a minority in such case will secede rather than acquiesce , they make a precedent ...
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Puritan Preaching and the American | 35 |
Abrahams Offering Up His Son Isaac | 54 |
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God | 65 |
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