Frederick Douglass’s oration on the 4th of July (abridged)
…chain of your yet undeveloped destiny. Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance. I have said that the Declaration…
…chain of your yet undeveloped destiny. Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance. I have said that the Declaration…
…are angry with him or her. The fear of others’ anger and the desire for their gratitude is not true altruism. However, it works just as well and implies the…
…election, and they deserve our immense gratitude. The Commission’s and Chairman’s Information Requests and the Postal Service’s responses, as well as everything else in the Annual Compliance Review docket, can…
…4, 1852: Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold [July 4] in perpetual remembrance. I have said that the Declaration of Independence…
…national factors: 1. People are motivated much more strongly to vote by anger over something that they feel has been taken away from them, than gratitude for something they feel…
…why Election Day did not go so well for Democrats (in addition to the simple behavioral fact that anger is a much stronger motivator for voting than gratitude, a factor…
…and their families continue to express gratitude for the specialized treatment available at the VHA. A VHA saving many lives with treatment not easily accessible elsewhere. Speaking on behalf of…
…helps to see the present by looking back. Americans should have extraordinary gratitude for the achievements and sacrifices of the generations that gave us the chance to live in peace,…
…the present by looking back. Americans should have extraordinary gratitude for the achievements and sacrifices of the generations that gave us the chance to live in peace, prosperity and freedom….
…a historical debt of gratitude to one ancient nerd in particular: the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal of Nineveh, in what is now northern Iraq, who reigned from 668-626 BC. Apparently alone…