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My principal purpose in these lectures is to deepen the interest of this great nation in one of the very greatest and far-reaching achievements of our common race.
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Beck's lectures aim to enhance American appreciation for the achievements of their shared heritage.
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That vision will remain with them as long, and no longer, as there is in their hearts a conscious and willing acquiescence in its wisdom and justice.
We must defend the right to work against those who would either destroy or degrade it.
Of this spirit one of the noblest expressions is the Constitution of the United States.
It did not believe that the State was omnipotent or infallible, and yet it proclaimed its authority within wise and just limits.
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