Selected American Speeches on Basic Issues, 1850-1950Carl G. Brandt, Edward Merl Shafter Essay precedes each speech. |
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Page 249
... sovereignty over the whole from a Power which had practically lost that sovereignty , and therefore did no longer possess it ; and we contemptuously disdained to consult the existing native government , which actually did control a ...
... sovereignty over the whole from a Power which had practically lost that sovereignty , and therefore did no longer possess it ; and we contemptuously disdained to consult the existing native government , which actually did control a ...
Page 251
... sovereignty over the American colonies to France , and that thereupon the King of France had coolly notified the Continental Congress and General Washington that they had to give up their idea of National independence , and to surrender ...
... sovereignty over the American colonies to France , and that thereupon the King of France had coolly notified the Continental Congress and General Washington that they had to give up their idea of National independence , and to surrender ...
Page 352
... sovereignty . It merely creates contract obligations . It binds nations to stand together to secure compliance with ... sovereignty carries us logically and neces- sarily to the absurd result that we cannot make a contract to do anything ...
... sovereignty . It merely creates contract obligations . It binds nations to stand together to secure compliance with ... sovereignty carries us logically and neces- sarily to the absurd result that we cannot make a contract to do anything ...
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