The Story of America Sketched in SonnetsSherman, French, 1911 - 261 páginas |
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American Biography Appleton's Cyclopædia arms army battle bleeding blood bold brave breast British Burgoyne church coast colony Columbus compromise of 1850 Congress Constitution continent courts Crown Cuba Cyclopædia of American Declaration defeat Democracy in America discovery e'en earth England English Europe fame fate favor Federal fell folkland force Freedom genius glory gold Green's Short History Greenland Gulf of Mexico Hamilton hand hath heart honor human hundred hurled Iceland Idem independence Island land Leif liberty mankind Massachusetts Mexico mind nation ne'er never North northern o'er once party passage to India passion patriots political President sailed scorn Scribner's History shame shore slavery slaves sought souls South Spain Spanish speech spirit sword tariff of 1824 territory Thomas Paine thou thousand tion toil tory troops Union United vast victory Vinland Virginia voyage wealth western Wizard's world
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Página 238 - Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
Página 236 - That is the real issue. That is the issue that will continue in this country when these poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself shall be silent. It is the eternal struggle between these two principles — right and wrong — throughout the world.
Página 240 - You will find that all the arguments in favor of King-craft were of this class ; they always bestrode the necks of the people, not that they wanted to do it, but because the people were better off for being ridden. That is their argument, and this argument of the Judge is the same old serpent that says: You work, and I eat, you toil and I will enjoy the fruits of it.
Página 236 - Let them beware of surrendering a political power which they already possess, and which, if surrendered, will surely be used to close the door of advancement against such as they, and to fix new disabilities and burdens upon them, till all of liberty shall be lost.
Página 237 - all men are created equal" was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain; and it was placed in the Declaration, not for that but for future use. Its authors meant it to be, as, thank God, it is now proving itself, a stumblingblock to all those who in after times might seek to turn a free people back into the hateful paths of despotism.
Página 237 - This assumed, it is next considered whether it is best that capital shall hire laborers, and thus induce them to work by their own consent, or buy them and drive them to it without their consent. Having proceeded...
Página 195 - I can see, the most wonderful Work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.
Página 153 - And for the season it was winter; and they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce storms, dangerous to travel to known places, much more to search an unknown coast. Besides, what could they see but a hideous and desolate wilderness, full of wild beasts and wild men?
Página 155 - From the time when the barbarians overran the Western Empire to the time of the revival of letters, the influence of the Church of Rome had been generally favorable to science, to civilization, and to good government. But, during the last three centuries, to stunt the growth of the human mind has been her chief object.
Página 154 - If they looked behind them, there was the mighty ocean which they had passed and was now as a main bar and gulf to separate them from all the civil parts of the world.