On the record
It was the supreme moment, and upon the action of the historic assemblage depended events of far-reaching consequence.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “It was the supreme moment, and upon the action of the historic assemblage depended events of far-reaching consequence.”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson highlights the critical nature of the Constitutional Convention's decisions on future events.
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My fellow-citizens have a right to know my views upon all public questions, and I have nothing to conceal.
Life is a narrow vale between the cold and barren peaks of two eternities.
Lincoln in public speech uttered the words, 'My fellow-citizens.' Truly the magical words 'fellow-citizens' never fail to touch a responsive chord in the patriotic heart.
Looking back through the long vista of years, it is my honest belief that such singing as his, at home or abroad, I have never heard.