The North American Review, Volume 218University of Northern Iowa, 1923 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... citizens of neighbour- ing countries even when it is their business to know something of each other's affairs . True , I had not actually been in Belgium VOL . CCXVIII . - NO . 812 since the summer of 1920. But the geographical distance be-
... citizens of neighbour- ing countries even when it is their business to know something of each other's affairs . True , I had not actually been in Belgium VOL . CCXVIII . - NO . 812 since the summer of 1920. But the geographical distance be-
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... true , as thoughtful Belgians recognize , that Belgium's new responsibility for her own defense enjoins upon her circumspection and careful consideration of the consequences which any policy may entail . " Though old as a people ...
... true , as thoughtful Belgians recognize , that Belgium's new responsibility for her own defense enjoins upon her circumspection and careful consideration of the consequences which any policy may entail . " Though old as a people ...
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... true ; certainly some of the best legal brains in America have certified that it is possible . President Harding has come out emphatically for admission to the World Court ; he declares that " the national heart , conscience , and ...
... true ; certainly some of the best legal brains in America have certified that it is possible . President Harding has come out emphatically for admission to the World Court ; he declares that " the national heart , conscience , and ...
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... true ? Is there not another way of looking at the matter ? Some of us maintain that the first and greatest mistake was made when President Wilson " stood pat ” and refused to accept any reservations to the Treaty of Versailles . The ...
... true ? Is there not another way of looking at the matter ? Some of us maintain that the first and greatest mistake was made when President Wilson " stood pat ” and refused to accept any reservations to the Treaty of Versailles . The ...
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... true , but shall we settle back into the past , shall we stop inventing , shall we cease to use and improve the tools we have ? And if there is no such possibility as arrest , must not the forward movement be con- tinued ? How can we ...
... true , but shall we settle back into the past , shall we stop inventing , shall we cease to use and improve the tools we have ? And if there is no such possibility as arrest , must not the forward movement be con- tinued ? How can we ...
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Page 135 - The powers delegated by the proposed constitution to the federal government, are few and defined ; those which are to remain in the state governments, are numerous and indefinite...
Page 202 - An idle poet, here and there, Looks round him; but, for all the rest, The world, unfathomably fair, Is duller than a witling's jest. Love wakes men, once a lifetime each; They lift their heavy lids, and look; And, lo, what one sweet page can teach, They read with joy, then shut the book. And some give thanks, and some blaspheme, And most forget; but, either way, That and the Child's unheeded dream Is all the light of all their day.
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Page 544 - There is no position which depends on clearer principles than that every act of a delegated authority contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid.
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Page 682 - Westward the course of empire takes its way, The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last.