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Christian Magnanimity: A Sermon, Preached at Princeton, September, 1775 — the Sabbath Preceeding the Annual Commencement; and Again with Additions, September 23, 1787

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Witherspoon defends magnanimity as a Christian virtue: courageous pursuit of great ends, perseverance, and patient suffering, rightly ordered by justice, prudence, and humility. Sermon at Princeton.
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John Witherspoon (1723 – 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and college presidentwho led the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University),

shaped its curriculum, and trained a generation of early American leaders in both faith and civic responsibility. A signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, he played a significant role in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, bringing Reformed principles to the nation’s political and educational life.

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