Masterpieces of Eloquence: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders from Early Greece to the Present Time, Volume 15Mayo Williamson Hazeltine P. F. Collier & Son, 1905 - 11114 pages |
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Page 6121
... practice of his profession in New York city , where he soon gained for himself a foremost place in the legal ranks . He early took an interest in the subject of law reform , and being appointed in 1847 one of a commission to reform ...
... practice of his profession in New York city , where he soon gained for himself a foremost place in the legal ranks . He early took an interest in the subject of law reform , and being appointed in 1847 one of a commission to reform ...
Page 6123
... practice ; that is to say by treaty or by usage . Publicists I know , looking be- yond the rules so made or sanctioned , have sought , in those moral precepts by which nations not less than individuals ought to be governed in their ...
... practice ; that is to say by treaty or by usage . Publicists I know , looking be- yond the rules so made or sanctioned , have sought , in those moral precepts by which nations not less than individuals ought to be governed in their ...
Page 6124
... practice of certain persons to speak of the law of nations as a guide or warrant for the Executive in the conduct of the war , beyond the constitution , and para- mount to acts of Congress . This , I apprehend , was a mis- taken view ...
... practice of certain persons to speak of the law of nations as a guide or warrant for the Executive in the conduct of the war , beyond the constitution , and para- mount to acts of Congress . This , I apprehend , was a mis- taken view ...
Page 6126
... practice of extradition , as modified by that right of asylum which , older than Christi- anity , has been exalted by its spirit and precepts and which it is the honorable boast of your country and mine never to have violated or ...
... practice of extradition , as modified by that right of asylum which , older than Christi- anity , has been exalted by its spirit and precepts and which it is the honorable boast of your country and mine never to have violated or ...
Page 6129
... practice of nations is various , more various even than the nations them- selves ; for in the same nation the practice has varied with the interest or caprice of rulers . You had a controversy with the Great Frederick about the ...
... practice of nations is various , more various even than the nations them- selves ; for in the same nation the practice has varied with the interest or caprice of rulers . You had a controversy with the Great Frederick about the ...
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