Author : Paul Ansel Chadbourne
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ISBN 13 : 9781330562673
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (626 download)
Book Synopsis The Influence of History on Individual and National Action (Classic Reprint) by : Paul Ansel Chadbourne
Download or read book The Influence of History on Individual and National Action (Classic Reprint) written by Paul Ansel Chadbourne and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Influence of History on Individual and National Action Mr. President and Gentlemen: The living present is the time for action; but the actions of men are often prompted by the remembrance of the past and controlled by considerations of the future. Consider for a moment those acts that make history; that will remain like mountains of granite, when ordinary actions are swept on to oblivion, as the fine dust of the earth is borne on by the rapid streams, to be buried in the bottom of the ocean. What mighty influences combined to call such actions forth; to give them power and shape, until they took their place in the history of the world, dividing it into epochs and giving it character as Alpine chains and solitary mountains give variety and grandeur to the surface of the globe. A hero may suddenly astonish the world with the daring and brilliancy of his achievements. His name, unknown before, is cut in imperishable letters in the great monument of history, and men wonder at the good fortune or the sudden outburst of genius that gave him the place; little knowing perchance of the influences that have been long preparing him for the work, nor of the gathering forces growing deeper and stronger within him, until the occasion like an electric spark called them into action. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.