Published June 28, 2022 by @penguinrandom📚 Tweeted for citizens, students, teachers, history buffs. Coauthored by @heffnera.
Jul 6, 2022 • 80 tweets • 6 min read
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“GREAT SOCIETY” SPEECH, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, 1964
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... The purpose of protecting the life of our Nation and preserving the liberty of our citizens is to pursue the happiness of our people.
Jul 5, 2022 • 84 tweets • 9 min read
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THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, 1966
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We, men and women, who hereby constitute ourselves as the National Organization for Women, believe that the time has come for a new movement toward true equality for all women in America, (...)
Jul 4, 2022 • 90 tweets • 8 min read
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“POWER OF THE MEDIA” SPEECH, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, 1968
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Once again we are entering the period of national festivity which Henry Adams called the dance of democracy.
Jul 8, 2020 • 125 tweets • 13 min read
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ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, 1791
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(Jefferson to Washington)
Jan 3, 2020 • 128 tweets • 10 min read
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JEFF FLAKE (R-AZ) SPEECH ON SENATE FLOOR, OCTOBER 24, 2017
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At a moment when it seems that our democracy is more defined by our discord and our dysfunction than by our own values and principles, let me begin by noting the somewhat obvious point that these offices that we hold are not ours indefinitely.
