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A foreign nation is a kind of contemporaneous posterity.
A foreign nation is a kind of contemporaneous posterity.
It is the privilege of posterity to set matters right between those antagonists who, by their rivalry for greatness, divided read more
It is the privilege of posterity to set matters right between those antagonists who, by their rivalry for greatness, divided a whole age.
The survivorship of a worthy man in his son is a pleasure scarce
inferior to the hopes of the read more
The survivorship of a worthy man in his son is a pleasure scarce
inferior to the hopes of the continuance of his own life.
What has poster'ty done for us,
That we, lest they their rights should lose,
Should trust our read more
What has poster'ty done for us,
That we, lest they their rights should lose,
Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?
Strangers are contemporary posterity.
[Fr., Les etrangers sont la posterite contemporaine.]
Strangers are contemporary posterity.
[Fr., Les etrangers sont la posterite contemporaine.]
Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.
Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.
Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity!
Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity!
As to posterity, I may ask (with somebody whom I have forgot)
what has it ever done to oblige read more
As to posterity, I may ask (with somebody whom I have forgot)
what has it ever done to oblige me?
We are always doing, says he, something for Posterity, but I
would fain see Posterity do something for us.
We are always doing, says he, something for Posterity, but I
would fain see Posterity do something for us.
