Substance of a Speech By Hon. John C. Breckinridge : Delivered in the Hall of the House of Representatives, At Frankfort, Kentucky, December 21, 1859
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He stirred their souls by a recitation of Grecian glories, and then — "What though we failed, we did our duty ; we acted in the spirit and character of our ancestors. The result is such as God gives to each." Re-ani mated by an appeal so noble and so true, the dead body of Athenian liberty for an instant sprang upon its feet, and although the man ac- cused was the enemy of their master, Alexan- ■d-er, those degenerate Greeks, touched with some portion of their ancestral courage, rose out of the... depths of their national abasement and crowned the world's great orator as a public benefactor. We cannot delude ourselves with the thought that the dangers that menace us are afar oflF, nor should others delude themselves with the thought that there will be no resistance. Constitutional resistance we contemplate to the latest moment, even against unconstitutional attacks. But when the subject of contest reaches the homes and fire- sides of a people, who is wise enough to predict or control the progress of events?
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