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... give good reasons - contentions that have logical co- gency and that reflect sound values . The study of ... gives us a microcosm of humanity , a man in high thought and feeling , in a worthy cause , seeking , by his word- artistry , to ...
... give good reasons - contentions that have logical co- gency and that reflect sound values . The study of ... gives us a microcosm of humanity , a man in high thought and feeling , in a worthy cause , seeking , by his word- artistry , to ...
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... give me liberty or give me death ! " That man considers , explains , and justifies the motivation for his choices implies that he feels obliged to socialize his view of the world . Note that Patrick Henry explains why he feels compelled ...
... give me liberty or give me death ! " That man considers , explains , and justifies the motivation for his choices implies that he feels obliged to socialize his view of the world . Note that Patrick Henry explains why he feels compelled ...
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... give me liberty or give me death . Patrick Henry The last hopes of mankind ... rest with us ; and if it should be proclaimed , that our example had become an argument against the experiment , the knell of popular liberty would be ...
... give me liberty or give me death . Patrick Henry The last hopes of mankind ... rest with us ; and if it should be proclaimed , that our example had become an argument against the experiment , the knell of popular liberty would be ...
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