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title: 'An Address Delivered August 16, 1843, Before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa in Yale College'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William Buell Sprague'
date: 1843-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Orations and Addresses'
- 'Education'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 5'
- 'Proverbs 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/sprague-1843-an-address-delivered-august-16-1843-before-the-society-of-phi-beta-kappa-in-yale-college
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# An Address Delivered August 16, 1843, Before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa in Yale College

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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