Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1857 - 588 pages |
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Page 544
... nation . On the day after his arrival in Philadel- phia , he received addresses from societies and the inhabitants , who expressed their gratitude for the aids furnished by the French nation to the United States in their late struggle ...
... nation . On the day after his arrival in Philadel- phia , he received addresses from societies and the inhabitants , who expressed their gratitude for the aids furnished by the French nation to the United States in their late struggle ...
Page 585
... nation for another pro- duces a variety of evils . Sympathy for the favourite nation , facilitat- ing the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists , and infusing into one the enmities of the ...
... nation for another pro- duces a variety of evils . Sympathy for the favourite nation , facilitat- ing the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists , and infusing into one the enmities of the ...
Page 587
... nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard. In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and ...
... nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard. In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and ...
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