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“ All that policy and legislation can do is to check force by force . ” Passions were universal , and democracies were no less selfish or avaricious than monarchies . Unless checked with counterforce they would produce everywhere the ...
“ All that policy and legislation can do is to check force by force . ” Passions were universal , and democracies were no less selfish or avaricious than monarchies . Unless checked with counterforce they would produce everywhere the ...
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If force be the ultimate arbiter in international affairs , as the ex - Secretary plainly argues , then it should be the business of each and every nation to develop its instruments of force to the highest point of perfection .
If force be the ultimate arbiter in international affairs , as the ex - Secretary plainly argues , then it should be the business of each and every nation to develop its instruments of force to the highest point of perfection .
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Except Turkey and Formosa , these 850,000,000 non - Communist people have little military force which they would or could spare . But they could contribute vital economic and moral strength . Facing this menace on the Continental ...
Except Turkey and Formosa , these 850,000,000 non - Communist people have little military force which they would or could spare . But they could contribute vital economic and moral strength . Facing this menace on the Continental ...
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EVOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL INTEREST | 3 |
can Continent 1760 | 18 |
The French Interest in American Independence 1778 | 27 |
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