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Word: counteract (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
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...political movements of the time" open to the coming generation a field for action wider and more varied than any it has been the fortune of human benefactors in the past ever to tread; and besides the primary duty of solving these problems there will always be need to counteract the "specious and superficial sophistry of the half-fledged demagogues of the hour." It is therefore at once a "dictate of prudence and a precept of patriotism," to guide aspiring youth so that they may adequately grapple with the difficulties before them, and show themselves in all respects...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PHI BETA KAPPA ORATION, | 9/25/1873 | See Source »

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