The North American Review, Volume 220University of Northern Iowa, 1924 - North American review and miscellaneous journal Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... doubt it . In any case , whether our misgiving be correct or not , one fact stands forth as clear as the noonday sun . This campaign has resolved into a contest , not between the Republican party and the Democratic party , not between ...
... doubt it . In any case , whether our misgiving be correct or not , one fact stands forth as clear as the noonday sun . This campaign has resolved into a contest , not between the Republican party and the Democratic party , not between ...
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... doubt for a moment , of course , that you regarded your information as authentic . Experience has taught me that hasty transmission by cable is responsible for many erroneous reports , but a complete reversal such as this account ...
... doubt for a moment , of course , that you regarded your information as authentic . Experience has taught me that hasty transmission by cable is responsible for many erroneous reports , but a complete reversal such as this account ...
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... doubt within the next fifty years . No one can now regard the adjustment as nearing completion , nor can we be certain that the fundamental principles upon which it is to be finally worked out are as yet clearly marked out . It cannot ...
... doubt within the next fifty years . No one can now regard the adjustment as nearing completion , nor can we be certain that the fundamental principles upon which it is to be finally worked out are as yet clearly marked out . It cannot ...
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... doubt the greatest weak- ness in our system . But what is the proper remedy ? Because imperfection crops out here and there , shall we destroy the entire system ? While it is at times charged that judges are ultra - conservative ...
... doubt the greatest weak- ness in our system . But what is the proper remedy ? Because imperfection crops out here and there , shall we destroy the entire system ? While it is at times charged that judges are ultra - conservative ...
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... doubt to our constantly expanding frontier , which for a time equalized it . With the clos- ing of the frontier , however , which is said officially to have closed in the last decade of the nineteenth century , greater and greater ...
... doubt to our constantly expanding frontier , which for a time equalized it . With the clos- ing of the frontier , however , which is said officially to have closed in the last decade of the nineteenth century , greater and greater ...
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Page 3 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Page 15 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Page 58 - The ownership of lands and waters comprised within the limits of the national territory is vested originally in the Nation, which has had, and has, the right to transmit title thereof to private persons, thereby constituting private property.
Page 8 - Provided, That whenever the powers and duties of the office of President of the United States shall devolve upon any of the persons named herein, if Congress be not then in session, or if it •would not meet in accordance with law within twenty days thereafter, it shall be the duty of the person upon whom said powers and duties shall devolve to issue a proclamation convening Congress in extraordinary session, giving twenty days' notice of the time of meeting.
Page 223 - Section 1. The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age. "Sec. 2. The power of the several States is unimpaired by this article except that the operation of State laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress.
Page 337 - The One remains, the many change and pass; Heaven's light forever shines, Earth's shadows fly; Life, like a dome of many-colored glass, Stains the white radiance of Eternity, Until Death tramples it to fragments.
Page 237 - They form a portion of that immense mass of legislation which embraces everything within the territory of a State not surrendered to the General Government; all which can be most advantageously exercised by the States themselves.
Page 238 - Thus the act in a twofold sense is repugnant to the Constitution. It not only transcends the authority delegated to Congress over commerce but also exerts a power as to a purely local matter to which the Federal authority does not extend.
Page 16 - Thou knowest Who hast made the Fire, Thou knowest Who hast made the Clay ! One stone the more swings to her place In that dread Temple of Thy Worth — It is enough that through Thy grace I saw naught common on Thy earth. Take not that vision from my ken ; Oh whatsoe'er may spoil or speed, Help me to need no aid from men That I may help such men as need...
Page 53 - Majesty during the same period, which may have been presented to either Government for its interposition with the other, and which yet remain unsettled, as well as any other such claims which may be presented within...