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Ideas George Canning prophesied when he said , " The next war that passes over Europe is to be a war of ideas . " Now , wherever there is the war of ideas , every tongue takes a side . There is no neu- trality .
Ideas George Canning prophesied when he said , " The next war that passes over Europe is to be a war of ideas . " Now , wherever there is the war of ideas , every tongue takes a side . There is no neu- trality .
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My idea of American national- ity makes it the last best growth of the thoughtful mind of the century , treading underfoot ... and equal laws , all races , all customs , all religions , all languages , all literature , and all ideas .
My idea of American national- ity makes it the last best growth of the thoughtful mind of the century , treading underfoot ... and equal laws , all races , all customs , all religions , all languages , all literature , and all ideas .
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ready to die for an idea . God be thanked for John Brown , that he has discovered or created them ! [ Cheers . ] I should feel some pride , if I was in Europe now , in confessing that I was an American . [ Applause . ] ...
ready to die for an idea . God be thanked for John Brown , that he has discovered or created them ! [ Cheers . ] I should feel some pride , if I was in Europe now , in confessing that I was an American . [ Applause . ] ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Wendell Phillips on Civil Rights and Freedom |
| Author | Wendell Phillips |
| Editor | Louis Filler |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press of America, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Sep 2006 |
| ISBN | 0819127930, 9780819127938 |
| Length | 221 pages |
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