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... Edwin Roberts , Nevada Republican Representative-- in fact , Nevada's sole Representative -- contrasted his own meager victory of just a fraction above 1,000 votes over his Democratic foe , Edwin Caine , with Wilson's considerably more ...
... Edwin Roberts , Nevada Republican Representative-- in fact , Nevada's sole Representative -- contrasted his own meager victory of just a fraction above 1,000 votes over his Democratic foe , Edwin Caine , with Wilson's considerably more ...
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... Edwin Roberts , Nevada Republican , could see no significant differences among the belligerent monarchies which would warrant the Republic's alignment . " All crowned heads look alike to me , " stated Roberts , " and I do not want to ...
... Edwin Roberts , Nevada Republican , could see no significant differences among the belligerent monarchies which would warrant the Republic's alignment . " All crowned heads look alike to me , " stated Roberts , " and I do not want to ...
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... Edwin Roberts of Nevada . The Senator said flatly , " Mr. President I am opposed to war because war means destruction , misery , and poverty to the toiling millions of our country for gener- ations to come . Roberts , however , was more ...
... Edwin Roberts of Nevada . The Senator said flatly , " Mr. President I am opposed to war because war means destruction , misery , and poverty to the toiling millions of our country for gener- ations to come . Roberts , however , was more ...
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The People versus the Interests | 19 |
The Anathemas Foreign Entanglements | 34 |
A Great Step Backward | 48 |
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