 President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great and arduous...  Eloquence of the United States - Pagina 611827Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Gyeorgos C. Hatonn - 1993 - 228 pagina’s
...Page * * * A CALL TO ARMS PATRICK HENRY. 1775 Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed... | |
 | Owen Collins - 1999 - 464 pagina’s
...Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings. Mr President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous... | |
 | Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna - 1999 - 978 pagina’s
...against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into heasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liherty? Are we disposed to he of the numher of those who, having eyes, see not, and having cars, hear... | |
 | Curtis Hutson - 2000 - 264 pagina’s
...Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings. Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 662 pagina’s
...this fiery speech in 1 775, with its world-famous peroration. It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous... | |
 | Claudia Franken - 2000 - 404 pagina’s
...very interesting" (MA 607). Hope is an ambiguous, shaky word in her vocabulary, yet of hope. We arc apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth - and listen to the song of that ,art of wise men, engaged in a great e among the number ol those, who ings which so nearly concern... | |
 | Ryan Nicholas Belcher - 2003 - 133 pagina’s
...the morgue and through the front door. Chapter 12 "It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the siren, till she transforms us into beasts. " -Patrick Henry Lazarus returned home from Samuel Calipher's... | |
 | Ernest Pertwee - 2006 - 281 pagina’s
...responsibility which we hold to God and our country, . . , Mr President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of Hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous... | |
 | Bob Gingrich - 2006 - 261 pagina’s
...heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings. Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in great and arduous... | |
 | Bob Gingrich - 2006 - 262 pagina’s
...heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings. Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in great and arduous... | |
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