An Address Delivered Before the Alumni and Graduating Class of the University of North Carolina: On the Afternoon Preceding Commencement Day, in Gerard Hall, June 26, 1839 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Hugh McQueen

9780267230822: An Address Delivered Before the Alumni and Graduating Class of the University of North Carolina: On the Afternoon Preceding Commencement Day, in Gerard Hall, June 26, 1839 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0267230826 ISBN 13: 9780267230822

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A stirring address to the University of North Carolina’s alumni and graduating class, highlighting the power of education to shape a nation and the perils of aristocracy and political ambition.

The speaker reflects on the responsibilities of graduates, praising the role of education in public life and warning against the allure of wealth, titles, and partisan conflict. Drawing on historical figures and civic ideals, the piece argues that universities have produced leaders across law, medicine, governance, and culture, while urging a steadfast commitment to learning as a safeguard for liberty and the common good.

Examines the value of a liberal education for individual and societal progress.
Critiques the temptation of wealth, status, and show in public life.
Celebrates the influence of university graduates in government, law, and science.
Warns against political factionalism and the erosion of civic virtue.

Ideal for readers of historical rhetoric, civic discourse, and early American educational debates.

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