Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and ReligiousD. Appleton, 1855 - 423 páginas |
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... their appointments , be defined by law , and a competent fund designated , for defraying the expenses incident to the conduct of our foreign affairs . MAXIMS FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS . Let me impress the following 80 POLITICAL MAXIMS .
... their appointments , be defined by law , and a competent fund designated , for defraying the expenses incident to the conduct of our foreign affairs . MAXIMS FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS . Let me impress the following 80 POLITICAL MAXIMS .
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... expense of no duty . Faithful to ourselves , we have violated no obliga- tions to others . Our Agriculture , Commerce , and Manufactures prosper beyond example , the molestations of our trade ( to prevent a continuance of which ...
... expense of no duty . Faithful to ourselves , we have violated no obliga- tions to others . Our Agriculture , Commerce , and Manufactures prosper beyond example , the molestations of our trade ( to prevent a continuance of which ...
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... expense , by cultivating peace ; but remembering also , that timely disbursements to prepare for danger , frequently pre- vent much greater disbursements to repel it ; avoid- ing , likewise , the accumulation of debt , not by shun- ning ...
... expense , by cultivating peace ; but remembering also , that timely disbursements to prepare for danger , frequently pre- vent much greater disbursements to repel it ; avoid- ing , likewise , the accumulation of debt , not by shun- ning ...
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... expenses of the army ? And what offi- cers can bear the weight of prices that every necessary article has got to ? A rat , in the shape of a horse , is not to be bought at this time , for less than two hundred pounds ; nor a saddle ...
... expenses of the army ? And what offi- cers can bear the weight of prices that every necessary article has got to ? A rat , in the shape of a horse , is not to be bought at this time , for less than two hundred pounds ; nor a saddle ...
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... expense of so much time , blood , and treasure ? Shall we at last become the victims of our own lust of gain ? Forbid it , Heaven ! Forbid it , all and every State of the Union , by enacting and enforcing efficacious laws for checking ...
... expense of so much time , blood , and treasure ? Shall we at last become the victims of our own lust of gain ? Forbid it , Heaven ! Forbid it , all and every State of the Union , by enacting and enforcing efficacious laws for checking ...
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