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Thirteen compelling and influential documents: Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death," Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, James Madison's The Federalist, George Washington's First Inaugural Address, The Monroe Doctrine, Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, The Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, and more.
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Compelling, influential, and often magnificently inspirational, the great documents in this important collection helped form the foundation of American democratic government. Included are the complete texts of Patrick Henry's dramatic "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech; the Declaration of Independence; the Monroe Doctrine, a cornerstone of American foreign policy; the 10th essay in The Federalist Papers, James Madison's classic statement on the nature of politics and the American Constitution; George Washington's Farewell Address; as well as complete texts of the U.S. Constitution, Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, The Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and more. An indispensable reference for students, this handy compendium of historic documents will also serve as an invaluable introduction for general readers to American political writing.
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influential documents: Monroe Doctrine, Constitution, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, more.
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13 compelling and influential documents: Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death," Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, James Madison's The Federalist, George Washington's First Inaugural Address, The Monroe Doctrine, Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, The Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address and more.
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13 compelling and influential documents: Monroe Doctrine, Constitution, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, and more.