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... that he is in favor of fastening the gold standard upon this country or who is willing to surrender the right of self government and place the legislative control of our affairs in the hands of foreign potentates and powers .
... that he is in favor of fastening the gold standard upon this country or who is willing to surrender the right of self government and place the legislative control of our affairs in the hands of foreign potentates and powers .
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One of our great poets has well and finely said that freedom is not a gift that tarries long in the hands of cowards . Neither does it tarry long in the hands of those too slothful , too dishonest , or too unin- telligent to exercise it ...
One of our great poets has well and finely said that freedom is not a gift that tarries long in the hands of cowards . Neither does it tarry long in the hands of those too slothful , too dishonest , or too unin- telligent to exercise it ...
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On the one hand , this country would certainly decline to go to war to prevent a foreign government from collecting a just debt ; on the other hand , it is very inadvisable to permit any foreign power to take possession ...
On the one hand , this country would certainly decline to go to war to prevent a foreign government from collecting a just debt ; on the other hand , it is very inadvisable to permit any foreign power to take possession ...
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