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An Address Delivered August 16, 1843, Before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa in Yale College

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An 1843 Yale Phi Beta Kappa address urging that men of letters bear heavy responsibility: they shape a nation’s intellect, morals, and institutions and must labor for truth and virtue.
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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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