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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... United States , in 1803 , acquired the province of Louisiana from Napoleon , and by this wise act of statesman- ship averted a war for its acquisition . By this purpose the United States acquired the gulf coast line between the Sabine ...
... United States , in 1803 , acquired the province of Louisiana from Napoleon , and by this wise act of statesman- ship averted a war for its acquisition . By this purpose the United States acquired the gulf coast line between the Sabine ...
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... United States . At the same time he considers the acquisition of Cuba as mainly an American question . The proposed convention proceeds on a different principle . It assumes that the United States have no other or greater interest in ...
... United States . At the same time he considers the acquisition of Cuba as mainly an American question . The proposed convention proceeds on a different principle . It assumes that the United States have no other or greater interest in ...
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... United States has said : - " The only peace it could beget was that of the wilderness and the grave . " As if ... United States declared : - " That the people of the island are and of right ought to be free and independent . " That it is ...
... United States has said : - " The only peace it could beget was that of the wilderness and the grave . " As if ... United States declared : - " That the people of the island are and of right ought to be free and independent . " That it is ...
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The Purpose of the Nation in the Present War: An Essay (Classic Reprint) William H. Mills No preview available - 2017 |
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