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Identifier: mycountrytisofth00john (find matches)
Title: "My country, 'tis of thee!" or, The United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Johnson, Willis Fletcher, 1857-1931 Habberton, John, 1842-1921
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Publisher: Philadelphia, J. Y. Huber co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation
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th his hat. Make him self-respecting,self-reliant and responsible. Let him lean on theState for nothing that nis own arm can do, andon the government fornotliing that his State cando. Let him cultivate independence to tlie pointof sacrifice, and learn that humble things withunbartered liberty are better than splendorsbought with it;; price. Let him neither sur-render his individuality to government nor mergeit with the mob. Let him stand upright andfearless—a freeman bc/n of freemen—sturdy inhis own strength—dowering his family in thesweat of his brow—loving to his State—lo3^al tohis Republic—earnest in his allegiance whereverit rests, but building his altar in the midst of oiR (;Ri:Ar coxci-.kx, 611 his household gods and sliriniiig in his ownheart the utteniiost temple of its libert3^ On all this, and the general subject of thisbook, the editor begs to quote, in conclusion, froma well-known and highly respected authority. Men and brethren, think on these things. C 310 88
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