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... them . No one has needed favors more than I , and , gen- erally , few have been less unwilling to accept them ; but in this case favor to me would be in- justice to the public , and therefore I must beg [ 5 ] To Robert Allen.
... them . No one has needed favors more than I , and , gen- erally , few have been less unwilling to accept them ; but in this case favor to me would be in- justice to the public , and therefore I must beg [ 5 ] To Robert Allen.
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... needed a dictator . Of course it was not for this , but in spite of it , that I have given you the command . Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators . What I now ask of you is military success , and I will risk the ...
... needed a dictator . Of course it was not for this , but in spite of it , that I have given you the command . Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators . What I now ask of you is military success , and I will risk the ...
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... care for him who shall have borne the battle , and for his widow , and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves , and with all nations . www “ It is a truth which I thought needed [ 260 ]
... care for him who shall have borne the battle , and for his widow , and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves , and with all nations . www “ It is a truth which I thought needed [ 260 ]
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