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... tion , distinction . Let me admire with knowledge . It is low to admire a Dutch commentator merely because he uses Latin and Greek phrase- ology . " But that self - congratulatory strain in his character - what his political opponents ...
... tion , distinction . Let me admire with knowledge . It is low to admire a Dutch commentator merely because he uses Latin and Greek phrase- ology . " But that self - congratulatory strain in his character - what his political opponents ...
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... tion . It is not that he was an optimist ; in fact , he was more inclined to pessimism . But he could not see why , in a country so large as the United States , rational men could not work out some method of living together even though ...
... tion . It is not that he was an optimist ; in fact , he was more inclined to pessimism . But he could not see why , in a country so large as the United States , rational men could not work out some method of living together even though ...
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... tion must still be progressive . " ... It was the personality of Washington which held the army , and with it the nation , together through the darkest days of the war ; his char- acter was the guaranty which induced the states to adopt ...
... tion must still be progressive . " ... It was the personality of Washington which held the army , and with it the nation , together through the darkest days of the war ; his char- acter was the guaranty which induced the states to adopt ...
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