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Dicourse (Classic Reprint): Delivered Before the Faculty, Students, and Alumni of Darmouth College of the Day Preceding Commencement, July 27, 1853 - Couverture souple

Rufus Choate

 
9781331040774: Dicourse (Classic Reprint): Delivered Before the Faculty, Students, and Alumni of Darmouth College of the Day Preceding Commencement, July 27, 1853

Synopsis

Championing duty, reason, and national progress, this oration invites readers to weigh conscience against real-world policy.

It distills a mid-19th-century view of how public life, law, and moral sense must guide a nation through crisis and change.

In these pages, Choate’s memorial remarks explore how the conscience of a statesman should be educated by history, politics, and the needs of the Union. The text blends reflections on slavery, economic policy, and diplomacy with a call for practical virtue in leadership, offering a window into how a great citizen-statesman balanced ideals with national interests.
  • Understand a clear argument that morality and policy must inform each other, not stand apart.
  • See how the Treaty of Washington is judged as a landmark moment in peaceful power and global stability.
  • Grasp the idea that public duty requires both inner reflection and outward study of history, law, and nation-building.
Ideal for readers of history and political philosophy who want a window into how 19th-century America framed conscience, statecraft, and progress.

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