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That the right of every man to rule is born in him and is not given by one man is the first letter in our political alphabet. Therefore it is that we have no right to surrender our conscience, our responsibility, our duty, or, in fact, any one of these three attributes which were born within us. The comparative right to rule by intrinsic merit is decided not by one man, but by the opinion of the majority of our fellow citizens, and the power of this majority is not that merely of the majority over the minority. It lies...
...number of Greek Letter Societies has increased and multiplied to such an extent during recent years, especially in the colleges of the West and South that considerable ingenuity is required to devise new combinations of the Greek Alphabet. The oldest organization which comes under the head of Greek Letter Societies is the venerable Phi Beta Kappa which was established at William and Mary College on Decemper 5, 1776. It is believed that Thomas Jefferson was one of its founders. The original chapter as well as the college itself is now defunct. Twenty-two chapters are now in existence...
...College Alphabet" is decidedly unworthy of the Advocate, and does not deserve a place in its columns. Book notices and the Advocate's Brief complete the seventh number...
McAdam (Graham). An Alphabet in Finance...
Daniel Webster was taught the letters of the alphabet by his mother and it is said that, when he had attained his tenth year she prophecied that he would become eminent. The first school house Webster ever entered was built of logs, and his first teacher was William Hoyt. The first time that the great statesman ever saw the Constitution of the United States, it was printed upon a cotton handkerchief, according to a fashion of the time, which he chanced to stumble upon in a country store. The evening of the day on which he thus obtained a copy...