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I just think it's comical that he says "The subjects of the French King, having long groaned under the burden of oppression, taking example from the courage and magnanimity of Americans, burst their chains and nobly contended for the RIGHTS OF MAN," using such powerful and flowery rhetoric, yet the French were their "friends" and they took a vow of isolation when the French asked the Americans to return the favor of helping them fight in their revolutionary war. Where are the Americans flowery rhetoric now? -- Taja L. Winston | I just think it's comical that he says "The subjects of the French King, having long groaned under the burden of oppression, taking example from the courage and magnanimity of Americans, burst their chains and nobly contended for the RIGHTS OF MAN," using such powerful and flowery rhetoric, yet the French were their "friends" and they took a vow of isolation when the French asked the Americans to return the favor of helping them fight in their revolutionary war. Where are the Americans flowery rhetoric now? -- Taja L. Winston | ||
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| + | I am very confused by the whole COLUMBIA IS FREE business. I also really enjoyed the undertones of anarchy floating just beneath the surface of this whole document. I think it is very entertaining that a document meant to be a patriotic speech has such undertones. --- Virginia Stratton | ||
== James Forten protests 1813 PA Law == | == James Forten protests 1813 PA Law == | ||
