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 Barack Obama, 2009Excerpts from Inaugural Address Charles R. Morris, 1993Leonard Bernstein, 1959Excerpts from “What is Classical Music?” Anne F. Haig, c. 1932Bronxville High School English Aims Woodrow Wilson, 1913 / 1917Excerpts from Inaugural Addresses Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840Excerpts from Democracy in America, Book II |
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These one-page extracts highlight particular themes and concepts, and are not intended as summaries of the complete texts. I enjoy the ways the authors address their audiences intelligently, and reveal a dynamic relationship between language, citizenship, and democratic ideals. |
