Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and ReligiousD. Appleton, 1855 - 423 páginas |
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... distress which human nature is capable of undergoing . 1783 . Great Britain thought , she was only to hold up the rod , and all would be hushed . When we consider the magnitude of the prize we contended 26 POLITICAL MAXIMS . The Cause ...
... distress which human nature is capable of undergoing . 1783 . Great Britain thought , she was only to hold up the rod , and all would be hushed . When we consider the magnitude of the prize we contended 26 POLITICAL MAXIMS . The Cause ...
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... distress have been prevented . Mine they accordingly have , and always shall have , for their opposition to any act of oppression ; and that act could be looked upon in no other light , by every person who would view it in its proper ...
... distress have been prevented . Mine they accordingly have , and always shall have , for their opposition to any act of oppression ; and that act could be looked upon in no other light , by every person who would view it in its proper ...
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... distress . We must not despair ; the game is yet in our own hands ; to play it well is all we have to do . And I trust , the experience of error will enable us to act better in future . A cloud may yet pass over us ; in- dividuals may ...
... distress . We must not despair ; the game is yet in our own hands ; to play it well is all we have to do . And I trust , the experience of error will enable us to act better in future . A cloud may yet pass over us ; in- dividuals may ...
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... distress , will alone convince us , that the honor , power , and true interest of this country , must be measured by a Continental scale , and that every departure therefrom weakens the Union , and may ultimately break the band which ...
... distress , will alone convince us , that the honor , power , and true interest of this country , must be measured by a Continental scale , and that every departure therefrom weakens the Union , and may ultimately break the band which ...
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... distress it at present labors under , I most firmly believe , if it can be gener- ally adopted . I can see but one class of people , the merchants excepted , who will not , or ought not , to wish well to the scheme ; namely , they who ...
... distress it at present labors under , I most firmly believe , if it can be gener- ally adopted . I can see but one class of people , the merchants excepted , who will not , or ought not , to wish well to the scheme ; namely , they who ...
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