An Address Delivered on the Evening of December 4, 1838, Before the Young Men’s Association For Mutual Improvement in Albany, as Introductory to Their Annual Course of Lectures

An 1838 address arguing that the mind—part material, part immaterial—has inherent rights: to truth as its food, to active cultivation, and to reflective discipline despite circumstances.

A prolific preacher and author, Sprague is also known as the “Patriarch of American Collectors,” for his collection of autographs, including those of every signer of the Declaration of Independence, pamphlets and other materials. He authored the Annals of the American Pulpit, an important collection of biographical sketches.

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