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...wo smart things in the Oldborough Sentinel—to be fond of smoking (in which act he was discovered by his fainting aunt at three o’clock one morning)—in... ...ver and anon feeding those interesting animals with buns, to perform which act of charity she had clambered up on the parapet which surrounds their de... ...But take this clerkship in the Tape and Sealing-Wax Office,” continued the patriot, his bosom heaving with noble indignation, and his eye flashing the... ...lunder—do this, but never more be friend of mine. Had I a child,” said the patriot, clasping his hands and raising his eyes to heaven, “I would rather... ...s they are now; and having taken the advice of the gentle- men with whom I act,”—(an enormous grin)—”the ad- vice, I say, of the gentlemen with whom I... ...ct,”—(an enormous grin)—”the ad- vice, I say, of the gentlemen with whom I act, and the counsel likewise of my own conscience, I am compelled, 33 Tha... ... they might be. Mr. Crampton continued:— “I think I know the cause of your patriotism. Has not William Pitt Scully, Esquire, had something to do with ... ...ruth in politics too; and if I could see your name among those of the true patriot party in this em- pire, how blest—oh! how blest should I be! Poor S...

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...ioned lately that the granting to me of the Malata concession was the last act of his official life.” “V ery touching. The old boy sentimentalises ove... ...flexible leader of two tragically successful expeditions, shrank from that act of savage energy, and began, instead, to hunt for excuses. No! It was n... ... It was impossible! And he reflected that whether he lived or died such an act would lay him under a dark suspicion from which he shrank. No, there wa... ...ice, either to obtain intelligence from or to transmit orders or advice to patriotic Spaniards, guerilleros or secret juntas of the province. Somethin... ...r with Tom’s body on it went past carried by a bandit-like gang of Spanish patriots down the ravine to the shore, where two boats from the ship were w...

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... Mr. Clay would have been to prevent the extension of sla- very, could the act of electing have been evil? But I will not argue further. I perhaps oug... ...ngs of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Two should nevertheless, as good citizens and patriots, remain silent on that point, at least till the war should be ende... ...h he tells us that Congress with great unanimity had declared that “by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war exists between that governmen... ...ion. Her State constitution the republic’s most solemn and well-considered act, that which may, without impropriety, be called her last will and testa... ...aty. Santa Anna does not therein assume to bind Mexico; he assumes only to act as the President—Commander-in- Chief of the Mexican army and navy; stip... ...e look up for that counsel and advice which only wisdom and experience and patriotism can give, and which only the undoubting confidence of a na- tion... ...e few, the immortal names That were not born to die!’ “To the ardent patriot and profound statesman he added a quality possessed by few of the g... ...urse upon which there is little or no disagreement amongst intelligent and patriotic Americans. Of these last are the War of 1812, the Mis- souri ques... ...lay to prove that he was not entitled to the exclusive merit of that great patriotic measure, and that the honor was equally due to others, as well as...

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...2 Chapter 4: Constitutional Monetary Clauses 57 Chapter 5: Preliminary Reports 93 Chapter 6: Primary Coinage Acts 102 Section A: 1792, April 2 Act 102 Section B: 1834, June 28 Act (Chapter 95) 121 Section C: 1837, January 18 Act 143 Section D: 1849, March 3 Act 154 Section E: 1853, February 21 Act 158 Section F: 1873, February 12 Act 165 Section G: 1878, Febru...

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.... In this manner Mr. Hooper spent a long life, irreproach- able in outward act, yet shrouded in dismal suspicions; kind and loving, though unloved, an... ...s fresh gayety, imagined a wild philosophy of pleasure, and came hither to act out their latest day-dream. They gath- ered followers from all that gid... ...An indelible stain of blood is upon the hands of all who consented to this act, but a large share of the awful responsi- bility must rest upon the per... ...rding to the dictates of our own consciences, and not of yours. Were we to act otherwise, we should abuse your trust, even in complying with your wish... ... delaying the crime one night by their disappearance; the third was in the act of perpetration, when a champion, blindly obeying the call of fate, lik... ...s it, therefore, that yourself should deserve honorable mention, as a true patriot and upright ruler, when your own doings shall be written down in hi...

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...e hope our report will encourage our fellow citizens to study, reflect—and act. xviii PREFACE Thomas H. Kean chair Lee H. Hamilton vice chair Final FM... ...orld Trade Center. Crisis managers at the FAA and the airlines did not yet act to warn other aircraft. 64 At the same time, Boston Center realized tha... ... against rushing to judgment in attributing responsibility for a terrorist act. It also showed again how—given a case to solve—the FBI remained capabl... ... review, but in 1978 Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 29 This law reg- ulated intelligence collection directed at foreign po... ...an one week after September 11, an early version of what was to become the Patriot Act (officially, the USA PATRIOT Act) began to take shape. 21 A cen... ...er the now far-flung entities constituting the intelligence community .The Patriot Act vests substantial powers in our federal government.We have seen... .... Second, Congress responded, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, with the Patriot Act, which vested substantial new powers in the investigative agenc... ...encies of the government. Some of the most controversial provisions of the Patriot Act are to “sunset” at the end of 2005. Many of the act’s provision... ...age. Some executive actions that have been criticized are unrelated to the Patriot Act.The provisions in the act that facil- itate the sharing of info...

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... family of the Laginski was among the most illustrious of the North. By an act of prudence which was very unPolish, the mother of the young count had ... ...of our revolution. Joining the Polish cause, he fought like a Pole, like a patriot, like a man who has nothing,—three good reasons for fighting well. ... ...shed upon a Russian battery and was taken prisoner. I was there. His brave act roused me. ‘Let us go and get him!’ I said to my troop, and we charged ... ...madame, that I am a very stupid man,” he said during the dance in the last act of “Guillaume Tell.” “Am I not right to keep, as the saying is, to my o... ... of an angry viper. After that evening Comte Paz showed Clementine the ex- act state of her affairs; he made himself her tutor, taught her the methods...

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...nt Crossjay Patterne, of the corps of the famous hard fighters, through an act of heroism of the unpretending cool sort which kindles British blood, o... ...den dispensary, chance) to glance up the avenue of limes, as he was in the act of turning on his heel at the end of the terrace, and it should be adde... ...t descended to earth, his pres- ence agitated her so; but his enthusiastic patriotism was like a shower that, in the Spring season of the year, sweeps... ...ly un- known that Vernon had offended his family pride by some extravagant act. But after their return he acknowledged V ernon’ s talents, and seemed ... ...auty; the spiri- tual is yours. “I know Italy well; I have often wished to act as a cicerone to you there. As it is, I suppose I shall be with those w... ...is personal pride and (to his honour, be it said) his lady’s delicacy. The act of seeming put them both above the world, said retro Sathanas! So much,... ...affairs?” “I fancy I was alluding to the country.” “I trust I am as good a patriot as any man living,” said he; “but I am used to the follies of my co... ...wish is to please you.” “You could?” “I said so.” It has been known to the patriotic mountaineer of a hoary pile of winters, with little life remainin...

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...ual attitude of defence against his beak and claws. The aim, there fore, of patriots, was to set limits to the power which the ruler should be suffer... ...t, is the feeling in each person’s mind that everybody should be required to act as he, and those with whom he sympathizes, would like them to act. No... ...rity. An other grand determining principle of the rules of conduct, both in act and forbearance which have been enforced by law or opinion, has been ... ...ions of each, which concern the interest of other people. If any one does an act hurtful to others, there is a prima facie case for punishing him, by ... ...e: either because it is a kind of case in which he is on the whole likely to act better, when left to his own discretion, than when con trolled in an... ...h fallible, of acting on their conscientious conviction. If we were never to act on our opinions, because those opinions may be wrong, we should leave... ...in a full, or some what more than a full measure, the religious, moral, and patriotic feelings of their time and people: the very kind of men who, in...

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...fidious Blanche, was one of the agents employed to tempt me to commit this act of treason. “Object to enter a foreign service!” she said, in reply to ... ...t Circassian Campaign, or Sapousne has laid hare the plan of the Calabrian patriots for the next insur- rection, I have marked this stranger—this Lor ... ...t so got wind. But there is no reason why you should not take the plot and act on it yourself. Y ou are a known man; the public relishes your works; a... ...ulia, then, Jowler, and Mrs. J. were at luncheon: the dear girl was in the act to sabler a glass of Hodgson as I entered. “How do you do, Mr. Gagin?” ... ... which was cooling deli- ciously in another jar of snow. I was just in the act of despatching the last morsel of a most savory stewed lamb and rice, w... ...ed her, and I don’t care what the reader or any other man may think of the act) of a deal box, contain- ing jewels to the amount of three millions ste...

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...tressing than the better sort of vice, to whom you must never represent an act that was vir- tuous in itself, as attended by any other consequences th... ...is tied down, not indeed to a moment, but to the duration of each scene or act; he is confined to the stage, almost as the painter is confined within ... ...how history continues through century after century; how this king or that patriot disappears from its pages with his whole generation, and yet we do ... ...eath and birth and sudden fame all play a part as interposing deities, the act-drop fell upon a scene of transformation. Jean was brought to bed of tw... ... some more or less unjust compromise as in older nations, but still in the act of settlement. And he could not but wonder what it would turn out; whet... ... he was a poet from his boyhood. He was born to a lively and intelli- gent patriotism; the condition of Japan was his great con- cern; and while he pr... ... visit of big barbarian war ships: she was a country beleaguered. Thus the patriotism of Yoshida took a form which may be said to have defeated itself... ...d Choshu that Commodore Perry was lying near to Yeddo. Here, then, was the patriot’s oppor- tunity. Among the Samurai of Choshu, and in particular amo... ...s old. A military engineer, a bold traveller (at least in wish), a poet, a patriot, a schoolmaster, a friend to learning, a martyr to reform, – there ...