Republic Or Empire?: The Philippine QuestionIndependence Company, 1899 - 762 pages |
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... races are brought into subjection by force and governed without representation ? * In order to place before the public the best argu- ments thus far produced against the adoption of a colonial policy , the publishers have collected and ...
... races are brought into subjection by force and governed without representation ? * In order to place before the public the best argu- ments thus far produced against the adoption of a colonial policy , the publishers have collected and ...
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... race in misery . ' No nation can afford to make its people miserable . " If the Cubans prefer death to Spanish rule it must be because Spanish rule has robbed life of joy and hope . If a nation sows the wind it must reap the whirlwind ...
... race in misery . ' No nation can afford to make its people miserable . " If the Cubans prefer death to Spanish rule it must be because Spanish rule has robbed life of joy and hope . If a nation sows the wind it must reap the whirlwind ...
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... race , but as the redeemer of an oppressed people - not as a Lord Clive , but as a La Fayette . The gratitude of a people is better than a jeweled sword . ” [ Extract from speech delivered at Nebraska Traveling Men's Bryan Club banquet ...
... race , but as the redeemer of an oppressed people - not as a Lord Clive , but as a La Fayette . The gratitude of a people is better than a jeweled sword . ” [ Extract from speech delivered at Nebraska Traveling Men's Bryan Club banquet ...
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... race the hope which the American republic has planted there . The impassioned appeal , ' Give me liberty or give me death , ' still echoes around the world . " In the future , as in the past , the desire to be free will be stronger than ...
... race the hope which the American republic has planted there . The impassioned appeal , ' Give me liberty or give me death , ' still echoes around the world . " In the future , as in the past , the desire to be free will be stronger than ...
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... race and they expect to rule the new subjects upon a theory entirely at variance with constitutional government ... races ; but those who , in 1896 , fought for independence for the American peo- ple will not now withhold independence ...
... race and they expect to rule the new subjects upon a theory entirely at variance with constitutional government ... races ; but those who , in 1896 , fought for independence for the American peo- ple will not now withhold independence ...
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Page 327 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens, the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Page 487 - He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat : Oh ! be swift, my soul, to answer Him ! be jubilant, my feet ! Our God is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me : As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
Page 266 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice?
Page 328 - Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world...
Page 406 - All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens...
Page 261 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies; the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Page 178 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 264 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority ; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith...
Page 650 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 327 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.