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Seeger, Pete

(Encyclopedia) Seeger, Pete (Peter Seeger), 1919–2014, American folksinger, composer, and environmentalist, b. New York City. Seeger, a son of musicologist Charles Seeger and violinist Constance…

Rhine

(Encyclopedia) RhineRhinerīn [key], Du. Rijn, Fr. Rhin, Ger. Rhein, Lat. Rhenus, principal river of Europe, c.820 mi (1,320 km) long. It rises in the Swiss Alps and flows generally north, passing…

Federalist No. 72

No 72 No 74 The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered From the New York Packet.Friday, March 21, 1788. Hamilton To the People of…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 72

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 71Federalist No. 73Federalist No. 72 The Same Subject Continued, and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered To the…

The Koran/Sura XIV — Abraham, On Whom Be Peace

Sura XIV — Abraham, On Whom Be PeaceMecca — 52 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. RA. This Book have we sent down to thee that by their Lord's permission…

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Two Gentlemen of Verona There lived in the city of Verona two young gentlemen, whose names were Valentine and Proteus, between whom a firm and uninterrupted friendship had long subsisted.…

Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Laying Plans [1]

Waging War [1] Laying Plans [1] Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act II, Scene II

Scene IIThe sameEnter Lady MacbethLady MacbethThat which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; What hath quench'd them hath given me fire. Hark! Peace! It was the owl that shriek'd, The…

Famous Firsts by African Americans

500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists…

Brutus IV

Brutus IV29 November 1787by BrutusTo the People of the State of New-York.There can be no free government where the people are not possessed of the power of making the laws by which they are…