Abraham Lincoln a Model for Young People
A speaker urges youths to emulate Lincoln's loyalty, determination, and compassion. The essay recalls his early struggles, varied careers, Civil War leadership, humor, and deep sympathy, urging young readers to pursue education, self-reliance, and service to others. Lincoln's honesty and steadfastness are highlighted as civic ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Mississippi
Inez
Sonsetine
United States
Yil Lincoln
Ano
The Power of the Minority in Social Reform
The minority drives ethical social and political reform, not the majority. Historic examples include early Christians spreading faith, the Reformation led by lesser-known reformers, abolitionists like Garrison, and Irish Home Rule advocates. Persistence and courage turn minority opinion into lasting major change across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Asia Minor
Greece
Rome
Martin Luther
France
John Wycliffe
Lollarus
England
Wycliffe
Bohemia
John Huss
Luther
William Llyod Garrison
Aida
United States
North
Garrison
Boston
Wendell Phillips
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Abraham Lincoln
Douglas
Margaret Fuller
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Ireland
Parliament
Parnell
O'Connell
Irish Land League For the Protection
America
William E. Gladstone
House of Commons
House of Lords
Canada
Caeser
Napoleon
Lincoln
Wade
Aptions
The Beauty of Nature and Its Value to Society
A lecture argues beauty arises from a unique blend of color form smoothness motion delicacy and design. It classifies beauty as physical intellectual and moral and urges cultivation to increase happiness and appreciation of nature.
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Shelley
Ous
America
Ruskin
England
Wordsworthy
Peter Bell
Bryant
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