The Making of America, Svazek 9Making of America, 1906 |
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... construction party which had been in power since Jefferson's accession in 1801. When the time came for a recharter this opposition made its power manifest , and by an exceedingly close vote congress in 1811 refused to extend the charter ...
... construction party which had been in power since Jefferson's accession in 1801. When the time came for a recharter this opposition made its power manifest , and by an exceedingly close vote congress in 1811 refused to extend the charter ...
Strana 113
... construction departments , and therefore could not properly be determined by any one such department , or they call for expert opinion upon military policy or needs . Of especial importance may be noted the general subject of the ...
... construction departments , and therefore could not properly be determined by any one such department , or they call for expert opinion upon military policy or needs . Of especial importance may be noted the general subject of the ...
Strana 130
... construction of the above provision might permit the militia to be so used . Had the constitution stopped here it is not difficult to see that the nation in placing its reliance upon the citizen soldiery would have been leaning upon a ...
... construction of the above provision might permit the militia to be so used . Had the constitution stopped here it is not difficult to see that the nation in placing its reliance upon the citizen soldiery would have been leaning upon a ...
Strana 172
... construction of great public buildings , including the national capitol , public library , Washington monument , and many more undertakings of a purely civil character . During this long period of a cen- tury , the public moneys ...
... construction of great public buildings , including the national capitol , public library , Washington monument , and many more undertakings of a purely civil character . During this long period of a cen- tury , the public moneys ...
Strana 217
... construction of fifty fast frigates . In reply to the objection that they would all be captured he said : " I was born among the hardy sons of the ocean , and I cannot so doubt their courage and skill . If Great Britain ever obtains ...
... construction of fifty fast frigates . In reply to the objection that they would all be captured he said : " I was born among the hardy sons of the ocean , and I cannot so doubt their courage and skill . If Great Britain ever obtains ...
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The Making of America, Svazek 9 Robert Marion La Follette,William Matthews Hardy,Charles Higgins Úplné zobrazení - 1906 |
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Strana 99 - ... to Investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Army and Its state of preparation for military operations ; to render professional aid and assistance to the Secretary of War and to general officers and other superior commanders, and...
Strana 159 - Whatever argument may be drawn from particular examples superficially viewed, a thorough examination of the subject will evince that the art of war is at once comprehensive and complicated, that it demands much previous study, and that the possession of it in its most improved and perfect state is always of great moment to the security of a nation.
Strana 1 - It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world ; so far I mean as we are now at liberty to do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
Strana 269 - The American people must either build and maintain an adequate navy or else make up their minds definitely to accept a secondary position in international affairs, not merely in political, but in commercial, matters. It has been well said that there is no surer way of courting national disaster than to be " opulent, aggressive, and unarmed.
Strana 119 - ... helpless, of the age requiring nurture, and of the sex entitled to protection from the free agency of the parent and the husband. The organization of the militia is yet more indispensable to the liberties of the country. It is only by an effective militia that we can at once enjoy the repose of peace and bid defiance to foreign aggression...
Strana 342 - None other than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commission officer in the navy; nor is any man fit to command a ship of war who is not also capable of communicating his ideas on paper, in language that becomes his rank.
Strana 51 - He was a foe without hate ; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty ; a victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices; a private citizen without wrong; a neighbor without reproach; a Christian without hypocrisy; a man without guile.
Strana 265 - The work of upbuilding the navy must be steadily continued. No one point of our policy, foreign or domestic, is more important than this to the honor and material welfare, and above all to the peace, of our Nation in the future.
Strana 99 - ... to the supervision of the Chief of Staff; and to perform such other military duties not otherwise assigned by law as may be from time to time prescribed by the President.
Strana 413 - ... and sweet domestic thoughts flash out one by one across the blackening salt-meadow between. How much has not kerosene added to the cheerfulness of our evening landscape ! A pair of night-herons flapped heavily over me toward the hidden river.