City Club Bulletin, Volume 91914 - New York (N.Y.) |
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The gentleman whom I have the honor to present to you will , I have no doubt , illuminate eloquently much in the career of Napoleon which now seems vague and uncertain , and I am sure that he will help us to a clearer , fairer , saner ...
The gentleman whom I have the honor to present to you will , I have no doubt , illuminate eloquently much in the career of Napoleon which now seems vague and uncertain , and I am sure that he will help us to a clearer , fairer , saner ...
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He might have richly earned the honor , but did not receive it . Eighty per cent . of the last Senate of the United States were men bearing academic degrees , although I suspect that many of these were law school degrees , without ...
He might have richly earned the honor , but did not receive it . Eighty per cent . of the last Senate of the United States were men bearing academic degrees , although I suspect that many of these were law school degrees , without ...
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When a few days ago I was honored by the Secretary of this Club with an invita- tion to speak to you to - night , he was good enough to relieve me of the difficult task of deciding what I was to talk about , by saying that I was to say ...
When a few days ago I was honored by the Secretary of this Club with an invita- tion to speak to you to - night , he was good enough to relieve me of the difficult task of deciding what I was to talk about , by saying that I was to say ...
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I desire , on behalf of the Club , to repeat what Vice - President Rollins said at the beginning of this meeting , ' that the Club feels itself profoundly honored by the presence of our distinguished guests to - night .
I desire , on behalf of the Club , to repeat what Vice - President Rollins said at the beginning of this meeting , ' that the Club feels itself profoundly honored by the presence of our distinguished guests to - night .
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If men , by all means use them , and honor your teachers them in civic enterprises as counsel , in the building of ts , and the building of the nation . If you do this , then flock to positions that are recognized and honored by If you ...
If men , by all means use them , and honor your teachers them in civic enterprises as counsel , in the building of ts , and the building of the nation . If you do this , then flock to positions that are recognized and honored by If you ...
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Page 29 - Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in ye presence of God, and one of another, covenant & combine our selves togeather into a civill body politick, for our better ordering & preservation & furtherance of ye ends aforesaid ; and by vertue hearof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just & equall lawes, ordinances, acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for ye generall good of ye Colonie, unto which we promise all due submission...
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Page 29 - ... equall lawes, ordinances, acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for ye generall good of ye Colonie, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witnes wherof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cap-Codd ye 11.
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Page 29 - Civil body politick; for our better ordering, & preservation & furtherance of ye ends aforesaid; and by vertue hereof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just & equall Lawes, ordinances, Acts, constitutions...