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... give him a more defi- nite grasp of a theme upon which he finds himself called to address an audience , he regards the brief - form as a prac- tical device , he is unwise if he does not take advantage of it ; no other form of the ...
... give him a more defi- nite grasp of a theme upon which he finds himself called to address an audience , he regards the brief - form as a prac- tical device , he is unwise if he does not take advantage of it ; no other form of the ...
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... give little weight to the statement regarding the analysis of the senses through experiments on living creatures unless he has some definite knowledge regarding Leffingwell , and the source of the statement quoted . Who is Leffingwell ...
... give little weight to the statement regarding the analysis of the senses through experiments on living creatures unless he has some definite knowledge regarding Leffingwell , and the source of the statement quoted . Who is Leffingwell ...
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... give plenipotentiary powers to our delegates at the Berlin Congress was due to the indisposition of this Govern- ment to share in jurisdictional questions of remote foreign territories . " b . President Roosevelt , through Secretary of ...
... give plenipotentiary powers to our delegates at the Berlin Congress was due to the indisposition of this Govern- ment to share in jurisdictional questions of remote foreign territories . " b . President Roosevelt , through Secretary of ...
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... give it up on demand . On May 15 , 1906 , Smith brought his action to recover the amount due on the note , and , as an excuse for his inability to pro- duce the note , alleged in his petition that it was " wrong- fully held by a third ...
... give it up on demand . On May 15 , 1906 , Smith brought his action to recover the amount due on the note , and , as an excuse for his inability to pro- duce the note , alleged in his petition that it was " wrong- fully held by a third ...
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... gives plaintiff the right to amend his petition and a new trial , such appellate court will not subsequently sustain a ruling of the lower court that the amended petition is barred by the Statute of Limitations , where the original ...
... gives plaintiff the right to amend his petition and a new trial , such appellate court will not subsequently sustain a ruling of the lower court that the amended petition is barred by the Statute of Limitations , where the original ...
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Page 148 - Differences which may arise of a legal nature or relating to the interpretation of treaties existing between the two Contracting Parties and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, shall be referred to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established at The Hague by the Convention of the 29th...
Page 135 - 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.
Page 115 - It is still in our power to direct the process of emancipation and deportation, peaceably, and in such slow degree, as that the evil will wear off insensibly, and their place be, pari passu, filled up by free white laborers. If, on the contrary, it is left to force itself on, human nature must shudder at the prospect held up.
Page 196 - That every person holding any civil office to which he has been appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and every person who shall hereafter be appointed to any such office, and shall become duly qualified to act therein, is, and shall be, entitled to hold such office until a successor shall have been in like manner appointed and duly qualified, except as herein otherwise provided...
Page 136 - In granting, however, their joint protection to any such canals or railways as are by this article specified, it is always understood by the United States and Great Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid governments shall approve of as just and equitable ; and that the same canals or railways, being open to the citizens and subjects of the United Slates and Great Britain on equal terms...
Page 114 - Occasional poisonings from the kitchen, and open or stealthy assassinations in the field, and local revolts extending to a score or so, will continue to occur as the natural results of slavery ; but no general insurrection of slaves, as I think, can happen in this country for a long time. Whoever much fears, or much hopes, for such an event, will be alike disappointed.
Page 267 - That if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, for the writing or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as a libel. And the jury who shall try the cause, shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
Page 111 - Some of you delight to flaunt in our faces the warning against sectional parties given by Washington in his Farewell Address. Less than eight years before Washington gave that warning, he had, as President of the United States, approved and signed an act of Congress enforcing the prohibition of slavery in the Northwestern Territory...
Page 35 - Nothing contained in this convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions of policy or internal administration of any foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.
Page 128 - And the contracting parties likewise agree that each shall enter into treaty stipulations with such of the Central American States as they may deem advisable for the purpose of more effectually carrying out the great design of this convention, namely, that of constructing and maintaining the said canal as a ship communication between the two oceans, for the benefit of mankind, on equal terms to all, and of protecting the same...