The American Reader: Words that Moved a NationDiane Ravitch HarperCollins, 1990 - 383 páginas The American Reader is a uniquely readable anthology of writings and thoughts that are important in American history. The approximately 200 chronologically arranged selections, while all historically and culturally important, were chosen primarily for their literary quality and their interest to readers today. Illustrated. |
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... tion - is precisely what the text declares our fathers understood better than we . Let us now inquire whether the " thirty- nine , " or any of them , ever acted upon this ques- tion ; and if they did , how they acted upon it— how they ...
... tion - is precisely what the text declares our fathers understood better than we . Let us now inquire whether the " thirty- nine , " or any of them , ever acted upon this ques- tion ; and if they did , how they acted upon it— how they ...
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... tion . There can be no hedging - no watering down . There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights . I say we are 172 years late . There are those who say - this issue of civil rights is an infringement on ...
... tion . There can be no hedging - no watering down . There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights . I say we are 172 years late . There are those who say - this issue of civil rights is an infringement on ...
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... tion after death - then the highest emblem of humanity would be the lion tamer in the circus with his whip , not the prophet who sacrificed himself . But this is just the point — what has for centuries raised man above the beast is not ...
... tion after death - then the highest emblem of humanity would be the lion tamer in the circus with his whip , not the prophet who sacrificed himself . But this is just the point — what has for centuries raised man above the beast is not ...
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The Mayflower Compact | 3 |
A Demand to Limit Search and Seizure | 9 |
Chief Logans Lament | 15 |
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