That which declares the right of every man to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness--or that which declares the right of strength and intelligence to subordinate weakness and ignorance?
Beecher contrasts the rights of individuals with the oppression of the weak by the strong.
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Is it my excited ear that hears an airy phantasm whispering? or do I hear a solemn voice crying out, "Arise?
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