Dicourse (Classic Reprint): Delivered Before the Faculty, Students, and Alumni of Darmouth College of the Day Preceding Commencement, July 27, 1853: ... Commencement, July 27, 1853 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Championing duty, reason, and national progress, this oration invites readers to weigh conscience against real-world policy.

It distills a mid-19th-century view of how public life, law, and moral sense must guide a nation through crisis and change.

In these pages, Choate’s memorial remarks explore how the conscience of a statesman should be educated by history, politics, and the needs of the Union. The text blends reflections on slavery, economic policy, and diplomacy with a call for practical virtue in leadership, offering a window into how a great citizen-statesman balanced ideals with national interests.

• Understand a clear argument that morality and policy must inform each other, not stand apart.
• See how the Treaty of Washington is judged as a landmark moment in peaceful power and global stability.
• Grasp the idea that public duty requires both inner reflection and outward study of history, law, and nation-building.

Ideal for readers of history and political philosophy who want a window into how 19th-century America framed conscience, statecraft, and progress.

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