The Purpose of the Nation in the Present War: An Essay. Read Before the Chitchat Club, San Francisco, July 1898Murdock Press, 1898 - 37 pages |
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... Spain resorting to any power for assistance to uphold her rule over it . Such a dependence on foreign aid would , in effect , invest the auxil- iary with the character of a protector , and give it a pretext to interfere in our affairs ...
... Spain resorting to any power for assistance to uphold her rule over it . Such a dependence on foreign aid would , in effect , invest the auxil- iary with the character of a protector , and give it a pretext to interfere in our affairs ...
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... Spain resorted to a policy the most barbarous and cruel in all the annals of a history , every page of which is dark with the record of tyranny and cruelty . If she could not govern , she could at least destroy . The condition was ...
... Spain resorted to a policy the most barbarous and cruel in all the annals of a history , every page of which is dark with the record of tyranny and cruelty . If she could not govern , she could at least destroy . The condition was ...
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The Purpose of the Nation in the Present War: An Essay (Classic Reprint) William H. Mills No preview available - 2017 |
The Purpose of the Nation in the Present War: An Essay (Classic Reprint) William H. Mills No preview available - 2016 |
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