Our Own Times: A Continuous History of the Twentieth Century, Volumen1Hazlitt Alva Cuppy J. A. Hill, 1904 |
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... fact that our view of that conflict is bounded by a horizon which must expand as the decades go by is no reason why the history of the war should not be written ; nor is it good ground for refusing to make interpretation of the events ...
... fact that our view of that conflict is bounded by a horizon which must expand as the decades go by is no reason why the history of the war should not be written ; nor is it good ground for refusing to make interpretation of the events ...
Página xiv
... facts without regard to meaning and relative importance . They lack the emphasis which is necessary to make history illuminating . This attitude is a mistaken one . Given a comprehensive plan , the careful student may safely interpret ...
... facts without regard to meaning and relative importance . They lack the emphasis which is necessary to make history illuminating . This attitude is a mistaken one . Given a comprehensive plan , the careful student may safely interpret ...
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... not littered up with irrelevant facts or uninteresting figures . These quali- ties will appeal to every reader in his perusal of the volumes in this series . THE PUBLISHERS . CHAPTER I THE KEYNOTE OF THE NEW CENTURY 66 The.
... not littered up with irrelevant facts or uninteresting figures . These quali- ties will appeal to every reader in his perusal of the volumes in this series . THE PUBLISHERS . CHAPTER I THE KEYNOTE OF THE NEW CENTURY 66 The.
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... facts , moreover , will indicate the country's position in comparison with the European powers ; Russia alone among the aggres- sive nations had a larger population than the United States . In Euro- pean Russia , in 1900 , were ...
... facts , moreover , will indicate the country's position in comparison with the European powers ; Russia alone among the aggres- sive nations had a larger population than the United States . In Euro- pean Russia , in 1900 , were ...
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... facts of its business progress was for the time a source of jubilation to those who held that publicity should be required of the trusts as of the national banks . And yet it was argued in some quarters that the public had a right to a ...
... facts of its business progress was for the time a source of jubilation to those who held that publicity should be required of the trusts as of the national banks . And yet it was argued in some quarters that the public had a right to a ...
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Página 42 - States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty...
Página 43 - That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defence, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Página 114 - The Canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable.
Página 43 - That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the; sanitation of the cities of the island...
Página 42 - States to carry these resolutions into effect,' the President is hereby authorized to leave the government and control of the Island of Cuba to its people" so soon as a government shall have been established in said Island under a constitution which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows: "I.
Página 42 - III. That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban...
Página 42 - That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba...
Página 197 - Who can tell the new thoughts that have been awakened, the ambitions fired and the high achievements that will be wrought through this exposition? Gentlemen, let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict, and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.
Página 152 - Christ, at or after the consecration thereof, by any person whatsoever ; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary, or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the Mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous.
Página 196 - We have a vast and intricate business, built up through years of toil and struggle, in which every part of the country has its stake, which will not permit of either neglect or of undue selfishness.