Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C., Volume 20The Society, 1917 - Washington (D.C.) |
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... citizen in any line of duty which he may choose to follow . The rec- ords of enlistments in times of peace show a remarkable percentage of inefficient male citizens . We may reason- ably suppose that inefficient female citizens exist in ...
... citizen in any line of duty which he may choose to follow . The rec- ords of enlistments in times of peace show a remarkable percentage of inefficient male citizens . We may reason- ably suppose that inefficient female citizens exist in ...
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... citizens of ages suitable for military service , when such enormous num- bers of them are rejected as unfit to serve either in the Army or Navy . I do not have access at the present moment to the data of European countries relating to ...
... citizens of ages suitable for military service , when such enormous num- bers of them are rejected as unfit to serve either in the Army or Navy . I do not have access at the present moment to the data of European countries relating to ...
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... citizen .. If , in- stead of fifty or sixty per cent . of our adult males being unfit to serve their country in the army , that percentage could be cut to ten or even to five , and this goal is not at all unattainable if we recognize as ...
... citizen .. If , in- stead of fifty or sixty per cent . of our adult males being unfit to serve their country in the army , that percentage could be cut to ten or even to five , and this goal is not at all unattainable if we recognize as ...
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... citizens of other states . The remarkable strides which Indiana has made in its development , in its contributions to the military service of the country , in its multitude of poets and novelists , politicians and vice - presidents ...
... citizens of other states . The remarkable strides which Indiana has made in its development , in its contributions to the military service of the country , in its multitude of poets and novelists , politicians and vice - presidents ...
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... citizens , and hence to the nation , the greatest ability to make progress in all the arts of peace as well as to stand the shock of all the ravages of war . MATTHEW GAULT EMERY , THE LAST MAYOR OF WASHINGTON , 18 Records of the ...
... citizens , and hence to the nation , the greatest ability to make progress in all the arts of peace as well as to stand the shock of all the ravages of war . MATTHEW GAULT EMERY , THE LAST MAYOR OF WASHINGTON , 18 Records of the ...
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Page 222 - Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart, untravell'd, fondly turns to thee ; Still to my Brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
Page 65 - Such an institution claims the patronage of Congress, as a monument of their solicitude for the advancement of knowledge, without which the blessings of liberty cannot be fully enjoyed, or long preserved...
Page 62 - It is with you, gentlemen, to consider whether the local powers over the District of Columbia vested by the Constitution in the Congress of the United States shall be immediately exercised.
Page 50 - And I do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under his command to be obedient to his orders as Captain.
Page 65 - ... without which the blessings of liberty can not be fully enjoyed or long preserved; as a model instructive in the formation of other seminaries; as a nursery of enlightened preceptors, and as a central resort of youth and genius from every part of their country, diffusing on their return examples of those national feelings, those liberal sentiments, and those congenial manners which contribute cement to our Union and strength to the great political fabric of which that is the foundation.
Page 209 - Degree aforesaid, unto the true Meridian of the first Fountain of the River of Pattowmack, thence verging towards the South, unto the further Bank of the said River, and following the same on the West and South, unto a certain Place called Cinquack...
Page 195 - ... for the defence of American liberty, and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof...
Page 67 - ... national university and a military academy. With respect to the latter, had he lived to the present day, in turning his eyes to the institution at West Point he would have enjoyed the gratification of his most earnest wishes; but in surveying the city which has been honored with his name he would have seen the spot of earth which he had destined and bequeathed to the use and benefit of his country as the site for a university still bare and barren.
Page 95 - I commend their interests and defense to the enlightened and generous care of Congress. I recommend to the favorable consideration of Congress the interests of the District of Columbia. The insurrection has been the cause of much suffering and sacrifice to its inhabitants, and as they have no representative in Congress that body should not overlook their just claims upon the Government.
Page 152 - States shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to instruct the commanders of the public armed vessels which are or which shall be employed in the service of the United States to subdue, seize, and take any armed French vessel which shall be found within the jurisdictional limits of the United States...