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... attempt to exact an agreement from the Mexican government that she sit down and negotiate her complaints with the United States . Sellers called this Polk's " peace offensive , " certainly with tongue in cheek , because he quickly ...
... attempt to exact an agreement from the Mexican government that she sit down and negotiate her complaints with the United States . Sellers called this Polk's " peace offensive , " certainly with tongue in cheek , because he quickly ...
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... attempt , which ends in little else than his own execution . Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon , and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were , in their philosophy , precisely the same . The eagerness to cast blame on old England in ...
... attempt , which ends in little else than his own execution . Orsini's attempt on Louis Napoleon , and John Brown's attempt at Harper's Ferry were , in their philosophy , precisely the same . The eagerness to cast blame on old England in ...
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... attempt to commit the offence . With that view , I sent a telegram to Mr. Milchrist [ the Federal Attorney ] this morning citing some decisions , which I think may probably be availed of in the present exigency . The Marshal and the ...
... attempt to commit the offence . With that view , I sent a telegram to Mr. Milchrist [ the Federal Attorney ] this morning citing some decisions , which I think may probably be availed of in the present exigency . The Marshal and the ...
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The Ambivalence of the Concept of Party | 597 |
The Formative Period | 603 |
In Search of Victory | 615 |
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