Patriotism as intelligent service for American ideals
A discourse on patriotic duty as knowledge in action. It urges disinterested citizenship, paying taxes, voting, and legal obedience, tying love of country to understanding America, its history, and democratic safeguards, amid warnings against Bolshevik influence and majoritarian tyranny.
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Dr. Johnson
Indianapolis News
America
Russia
State House Splendor in Philadelphia A Noble Replica of History
Robert Shackleton lauds Independence Hall in Philadelphia as a serene dignified building rich in noble memories. He contrasts it with Boston and Annapolis state houses, praising its Palladian windowed facade, clock tower, grand staircase and the Liberty Bell in a central hall.
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Old State House
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Sir Walter Scott
Washington Irving
Scott
America
Dickens
John Hancock
State House
Walter Scott
Great Britain
Boston
Annapolis
Independence Square
Supreme Court
Chestnut Street
Robert Shackleton
Constitution Takes Effect in 1789
The federal Constitution, framed in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787, went into effect March 4, 1789 after eleven states ratified it. North Carolina and Rhode Island ratified later on November 21, 1789, and May 29, 1790 respectively.
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Philadelphia
North Carolina
Rhode Island
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