| Series |
Great speeches in history series
Great speeches in history series. ^A580673
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction -- Colonists resist British rule -- General search warrants are illegal and unjust / James Otis Jr. ; British policies are arbitrary and unconstitutional / Joseph Warren ; Americans should oppose British tyranny / John Hancock ; British should reconcile with the colonies / Edmund Burke ; Liberty or death / Patrick Henry --Fundamental principles of democracy : Liberty and free speech -- Natural versus civil liberty / John Winthrop ; Argument for freedom of the press / Andrew Hamilton ; Liberty lies in obedience to the law / Jonathon Boucher ; Liberty lies in independence from Great Britain / Samuel Adams ; Plea for free speech in Boston / Frederick Douglass -- Debating the Constitution -- Need for a national government / Benjamin Franklin ; Against the Federal Constitution / Patrick Henry ; For the Federal Constitution / James Madison -- Native American speaks -- You must lift the hatchet against the English / Pontiac ; Speech to George Washington / Cornplanter ; Rejection of the White Man's religion / Red Jacket ; Land cannot be sold / Tecumseh ; Call to fight / Black Hawk -- Heritage of liberty -- Call for national unity and autonomy / George Washington ; Principles of democracy will safeguard liberty / Thomas Jefferson ; American democracy is a model for the world / Elias Boudinot ; Liberty enlightening the world / Chauncey Depew.are arbitrary and unconstitutional / Joseph Warren ; Americans should oppose British tyranny / John Hancock ; British should reconcile with the colonies / Edmund Burke ; Liberty or death / Patrick Henry -- Fundamental principles of democracy : Liberty and free speech -- Natural versus civil liberty / John Winthrop ; Argument for freedom of the press / Andrew Hamilton ; Liberty lies in obedience to the law / Jonathon Boucher ; Liberty lies in independence from Great Britain / Samuel Adams ; Plea for free speech in Boston / Frederick Douglass -- Debating the Constitution -- Need for a national government / Benjamin Franklin ; Against the Federal Constitution / Patrick Henry ; For the Federal Constitution / James Madison -- Native American speaks -- You must lift the hatchet against the English / Pontiac ; Speech to George Washington / Cornplanter ; Rejection of the White Man's religion / Red Jacket ; Land cannot be sold / Tecumseh ; Call to fight / Black Hawk -- Heritage of liberty -- Call for national unity and autonomy / George Washington ; Principles of democracy will safeguard liberty / Thomas Jefferson ; American democracy is a model for the world / Elias Boudinot ; Liberty enlightening the world / Chauncey Depew. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001040736 |
| ISBN | 0737708700 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780737708707 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0737708719 (lib. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780737708714 (lib. : alk. paper) |
| Stock number | 1010767 QBI |
