Repairing Her Faults
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- Identifier
- JML.MS1133-0291
- Barcode
- JML.MS1133-0291
- Title
- Repairing Her Faults
- Description
- John T. Cook's academic paper "Repairing Her Faults," presented to the Sphex Club, discusses the significance of rhetorical brevity and effectiveness through historical examples, notably Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Cook explores the Virginia Constitution's evolution, highlighting various iterations and their societal impacts, including disenfranchisement and discrimination practices. He draws parallels between past legal frameworks and modern constitutional needs, emphasizing the importance of revising legal structures to reflect contemporary values and rectify historical injustices.
- Date
- 6 October 2022
- Creator
- Cook, John T.
- topic
- SPHEX Club - lecture
- John T. Cook
- Virginia Constitution
- constitutional revision
- discrimination
- A.E. Dick Howard
- Location
- Lynchburg, Va.
- Digital Format
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- Cook, John T.
- George M. Jones Library Association
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