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... hundred per cent Americans . " Surely , as the first commandment to the ancient Jews was , " Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain , " so the first demand upon our honor should be not to use this name of ours that ...
... hundred per cent Americans . " Surely , as the first commandment to the ancient Jews was , " Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain , " so the first demand upon our honor should be not to use this name of ours that ...
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... possible advantages for them of American rule . It is true that we paid twenty million dollars to Spain for the Islands , besides the cost of the war . And since then our government has expended over three hundred million 14 LIBERTY.
... possible advantages for them of American rule . It is true that we paid twenty million dollars to Spain for the Islands , besides the cost of the war . And since then our government has expended over three hundred million 14 LIBERTY.
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Durant Drake. since then our government has expended over three hundred million dollars in bringing to them the bene- fits of civilization . But we are rich and prosperous , they were poor and ignorant ; we should not begrudge the help ...
Durant Drake. since then our government has expended over three hundred million dollars in bringing to them the bene- fits of civilization . But we are rich and prosperous , they were poor and ignorant ; we should not begrudge the help ...
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... hundred ways with the conduct of private business , with the erection of private homes , with personal habits , such as gambling , drinking intoxicating beverages , and using narcotic drugs . Now and then , of course , an unwarrantable ...
... hundred ways with the conduct of private business , with the erection of private homes , with personal habits , such as gambling , drinking intoxicating beverages , and using narcotic drugs . Now and then , of course , an unwarrantable ...
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... hundreds of times ; and more than a score of times the Supreme Court has annulled a law passed by Congress . To many Americans , and perhaps to most foreign- ers , this power of our courts seems too great . M. Rodrigues , a French ...
... hundreds of times ; and more than a score of times the Supreme Court has annulled a law passed by Congress . To many Americans , and perhaps to most foreign- ers , this power of our courts seems too great . M. Rodrigues , a French ...
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