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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 9 : Dana 's influence in the tribune (search)
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Appendix: Brook Farm — an address delivered at the University of Michigan on Thursday , January 21 , 1895 : (search)
Appendix: Brook Farm — an address delivered at the University of Michigan on Thursday, January 21, 1895: Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
Let me begin by saying that this is intended rather for a conversation than for a regular discourse, and I shall be very much obliged to any one of you who will interrupt me to ask any question or clear up any point that occurs to him. It is almost a subject of ancient history that we are going to consider.
Few persons who are here can be familiar with the outlines of it, and there will naturally be a good many things that may be obscure.
Let these be made plain, if possible, as we go along.
About fifty years ago this country was the scene of an intellectual agitation that I do not think can be quite matched in history.
It began with the antislavery movement, an attack upon an institution fortified by the Constitution of the United States, and connected with the great commercial interests of the country, amounting in pecuniary value
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