Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... society and heard his speeches during the war need not be reminded . But to the incident I intended to relate : When he became Judge of the Madison courts , he one day visited the county prison in the character of an in- spector , and ...
... society and heard his speeches during the war need not be reminded . But to the incident I intended to relate : When he became Judge of the Madison courts , he one day visited the county prison in the character of an in- spector , and ...
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... sought to be jus- tified . The bonds that unite us as one people - a substantial community of origin , language , belief , and law ( the four great 1 1 I ties that hold the societies of men together ) ; 18 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... sought to be jus- tified . The bonds that unite us as one people - a substantial community of origin , language , belief , and law ( the four great 1 1 I ties that hold the societies of men together ) ; 18 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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John Wien Forney. ties that hold the societies of men together ) ; common , rational , and political interests ; a common history ; a common pride in a glorious ancestry ; a common interest in this great heritage of blessings ; the very ...
John Wien Forney. ties that hold the societies of men together ) ; common , rational , and political interests ; a common history ; a common pride in a glorious ancestry ; a common interest in this great heritage of blessings ; the very ...
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... society of diplomatists and scholars . He formed the acquaintance of the veteran Humboldt , who had dined with his father , Dr. Rush , in Philadelphia . He con- versed with the French King about the triumphs of our arms in Mexico ...
... society of diplomatists and scholars . He formed the acquaintance of the veteran Humboldt , who had dined with his father , Dr. Rush , in Philadelphia . He con- versed with the French King about the triumphs of our arms in Mexico ...
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... societies against the ambitions of the Czar in Russia , by attempts to kill the King of Spain , and the growing republican strength in France and Switzerland . All these signs are in the direction of amity and progress . The mis- sion ...
... societies against the ambitions of the Czar in Russia , by attempts to kill the King of Spain , and the growing republican strength in France and Switzerland . All these signs are in the direction of amity and progress . The mis- sion ...
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