The Making of America, Svazek 9Making of America, 1906 |
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Strana 14
... side of monarchy . Communities , like men , when arrived at a certain stage of growth , demand a share in the ruling of life . America ( the word had long been familiar to the colonial ) was no longer a child . The time had come when ...
... side of monarchy . Communities , like men , when arrived at a certain stage of growth , demand a share in the ruling of life . America ( the word had long been familiar to the colonial ) was no longer a child . The time had come when ...
Strana 20
... sides that the British could only hope for an honorable peace ; the Americans de- manded the annihilation of their presumptuous foe . The war was fought , and fought out in the northern colo- nies . Except Virginia , the south was not ...
... sides that the British could only hope for an honorable peace ; the Americans de- manded the annihilation of their presumptuous foe . The war was fought , and fought out in the northern colo- nies . Except Virginia , the south was not ...
Strana 24
... sides knew that the contest was hopeless for Eng- land . The riflemen who scourged the British column back from Concord were material upon which an invincible army could be and was built . The settler in the forests of New York , on the ...
... sides knew that the contest was hopeless for Eng- land . The riflemen who scourged the British column back from Concord were material upon which an invincible army could be and was built . The settler in the forests of New York , on the ...
Strana 35
... side getting two victories . But one of the American victories was a specially notable one . On June 1st Lawrence had been killed in the fight between the Chesapeake and the Shannon , his dying words , " Don't give up the ship " , being ...
... side getting two victories . But one of the American victories was a specially notable one . On June 1st Lawrence had been killed in the fight between the Chesapeake and the Shannon , his dying words , " Don't give up the ship " , being ...
Strana 39
... side was rounded out to the bound- aries which nature prescribed . The United States obtained command of the border of the Atlantic down to Key West and the control of the shores of the gulf of Mexico from that point to the mouth of the ...
... side was rounded out to the bound- aries which nature prescribed . The United States obtained command of the border of the Atlantic down to Key West and the control of the shores of the gulf of Mexico from that point to the mouth of the ...
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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.