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... stand to work at . " Having , " as he puts it , " no more backbone than the average government em- ployee , " he soon tired of being on his feet and arranged for the stand - up desk to be removed and a table put in its place . Porters ...
... stand to work at . " Having , " as he puts it , " no more backbone than the average government em- ployee , " he soon tired of being on his feet and arranged for the stand - up desk to be removed and a table put in its place . Porters ...
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... stand . He had a choice of two . He could either take his stand on the issue of reconstruction , placing his emphasis on the impor- tance of immediate restoration of the Southern states ; or he could take his stand on the economic ...
... stand . He had a choice of two . He could either take his stand on the issue of reconstruction , placing his emphasis on the impor- tance of immediate restoration of the Southern states ; or he could take his stand on the economic ...
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... stand fast . " I said : " Cer- tainly I shall stand fast , " and I was about leaving , when he seized my hand again and asked me a second time the same question , saying he expected me to stand fast . Said I : " Certainly I will stand ...
... stand fast . " I said : " Cer- tainly I shall stand fast , " and I was about leaving , when he seized my hand again and asked me a second time the same question , saying he expected me to stand fast . Said I : " Certainly I will stand ...
Contents
THE VICE PRESIDENT | 3 |
THE RADICALS | 35 |
OF HOPES DEFERRED | 49 |
Copyright | |
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