... unease. It wasn’t like she hadn’t been here before, in the North American United Peoples Organization Headquarters, receiving orders. It was, howeve... ...ons made her paranoid. She straightened and eyed the door. Time to show a united front. Jewels walked over to her partner, her face expressionless ... ...mmo at the hearing. Jeremy, she knew, would try to defend her, but in this case, she didn't need rescuing. The only way to get the good Brigadier Gen... ...nd turned his attention to the three women and two men who would hear the case. He tried a covert scan and slammed into their mental barriers. Jerem... ...eyes glowed as he leered at the now tense Lastbite. “Unless you want that privilege?” He sneered at the other male's frantic head shake. “No? Then t... ...lonel Manroe who answered. “Yes, we are. In the rules for the Choosing, it states that 'a contender must have proven psionic abilities, be of good s... ...t it happen. Not on his watch. “It does not matter, Lieutenant. This is by executive order. If you refuse, you will meet with the MDC again. And I as... ... to him as he took the podium. “My friends, today is a day that we, at the Executive Office, thought would never occur. We have discovered not only n... ... from the regular rank of Lieutenant. The rank grants the psionic certain privileges and leeway in combat. I've included in these notes the ranking o...

...ave driven animal life towards the tropics? And may we not also infer from the united evidences of lofty mountains, deep valleys, high tablelands, isl... ...ships, understanding the means of ballasting them so as to provide security in case of storms, and, becoming familiar with the other nations of the co... ... which was a large town called Syntra. This has also disappeared. Eratosthenes states that Spain and Barbara were at one time connected, and that the ... ...ion of the Antilles, we are not told. Unfortunately, the records in all these cases are exceedingly brief, being no more than a bare mention of facts... ...ved him with signs of hostility, which they manifested by cries and groans. He states that the island had three volcanoes which continually belched fo... ...ge of Zingis-Khan, or of one family called Boriat, which had been granted this privilege for the great valor some member had shown upon a past occasio... ...ng these hunts, however, no men were permitted to accompany the Emperor, these privileges being accorded only to the ladies of his seraglio, who, havi... ...ed of extreme cold. On the 26th of May following, the three vessels were again united and entered the South Sea, but were almost immediately dispersed... ...s divided into provinces, over each of which a governor presided, and that the executive over the territory at which he had landed was named Teutile, ...

...vy,” approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have ... ...proved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the aut... ...nd such officers may, if upon the recommendation of the Presi- dent of the United States they shall receive a vote of thanks of Congress for their ser... ... officers may, if upon the recommendation of the Presi- dent of the United States they shall receive a vote of thanks of Congress for their services a... ...rous to direct a subordinate not to obey the orders of his superior in any case, and that to give instructions to General McClellan to this same end a... ... effort, in all past time, as in the providence of God it is now your high privilege to do. May the vast future not have to la- ment that you have neg... ... and men for the gallant battle of last Sunday. A. L. MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, June 13, 1862. FELLOW-CITIZENS OF THE SENA ... ...with him through the telegraph. ORDER CONSTITUTING THE ARMY OF VIR- GINIA. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., June 26, 1862. Ordered: 1st. The for... ...I have talked longer than I ex- pected to do, and now I avail myself of my privilege of saying no more. TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR ANDREW. W AR DEPARTMENT ,...

...: The third section of the ?Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,? approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: ?That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the authority to detail from the retired list of the navy for the command of squadrons and single ships such officers as he may believe that the good ...

...o the Congress January to April, 1917 by W oodrow Wilson, President of the United States, with the President’s proclamation of war April 6, 1917 and h... ...ongress January to April, 1917 by W oodrow Wilson, President of the United States, with the President’s proclamation of war April 6, 1917 and his mess... ...on’s When a Man Comes to Himself, On Being Human, and The President of the United States. *Harper & Brothers’ note. 4 Why We Are at War I A WORLD LEA... ...en a Man Comes to Himself, On Being Human, and The President of the United States. *Harper & Brothers’ note. 4 Why We Are at War I A WORLD LEAGUE FOR... ...ngress February 26, 1917 GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: I have again asked the privilege of addressing you because we are moving through critical times, d... ... American vessels have been sunk, the Housatonic and the Lyman M. Law. The case of the Housatonic, which was carrying foodstuffs consigned to a London... ...fective there. I shall take the liberty of suggesting, through the several executive departments of the Government, for the consider- ation of your co... ...vacy of courts or behind the carefully guarded confidences of a narrow and privileged class. They are happily impossible where public opinion commands... ...ter any locality which the President may from time to time designate by an executive order as a pro- hibitive area in which residence by an alien en- ...

...point of reference, a supreme court of some kind, a universally recognised executive over and above the separate Governments of the world that exist t... ...rren- der almost as much of their sovereignty as the constituent sovereign States which make up the United States of America have surrendered to the F... ...of their sovereignty as the constituent sovereign States which make up the United States of America have surrendered to the Federal Government; if the... ...d at present. It is really quite idle to dream of a warless world in which States are still absolutely free to annoy one another with tar- iffs, with ... ...here is no means of settling boundary dis- putes. Moreover, as between the united States of the world and the United States of America there is this f... ...e resistance of a gigantic network of Government organisations, interests, privileges, assumptions. Against this a headless, vague aspiration, however... ...ctive the widespread desire of the world for peace. And even were this the case, it is doubtful if we should find in the divines and dignitaries of th... ...nslation of his book was certainly in exist- ence before the Boer War. His case was that war between antagonists of fairly equal equipment must end in... ...yet a mere cloud of criticism and resentment at our lawyer-politicians and privileged legal profession may gather to a great storm before 1918 or 1919...

...s in printed reviews-without prior permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America Prologue 1855 PACIFIC NORTHWEST TERRITOR... ...inted reviews-without prior permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America Prologue 1855 PACIFIC NORTHWEST TERRITORY PUGE... ...st and lived in a great white lodge, ever sat beside a river and fished. In any case, the White Chief had sent word that he wanted to buy their land... ... voice: " We are here to mark and witness a day of reconciliation be­ tween the United States and the Suquamish Indians. A day that marks the beginn... ... " We are here to mark and witness a day of reconciliation be­ tween the United States and the Suquamish Indians. A day that marks the beginning of ... ...of the Beltway. These were people who were part of a special club, with special privileges: the insiders whose mon­ ey and prestige directed the poli... ...t, isn't this highly unusual for you to be at a press conference? 1 thought you executive types in the print media sat in a room somewhere watching ... ...d accordingly. As the President of Green Peace took his seat, one of the women executives spoke up without leaving her seat. She had the face of a ... .... I ask you, now, for your solemn promise that this latter information be kept privileged. Ifit were to leak to the news media, it would do irrepar...

...red balance of life. Upon the next day's passing, Seattle signs the Port Eliot treaty relinquishing ownership of Suquamish ancestral lands to the United States government in favor of a small reservation to the North. He sees that a war would ultimately prove futile and wishes instead to preserve his people's lifeblood through appeasement. In a final speech, Seattle exp...

...ION It has been the ambition of my literary life to write a book about the United States, and I had made up my mind to visit the country with this obj... ...has been the ambition of my literary life to write a book about the United States, and I had made up my mind to visit the country with this object bef... ... visit the country with this object before the in- testine troubles of the United States government had com- menced. I have not allowed the division a... ...the country with this object before the in- testine troubles of the United States government had com- menced. I have not allowed the division among th... ...States have hitherto dealt chiefly with social details; and though in most cases true and useful, have created laughter on one side of the Atlantic, a... ...e United States Congress.) “For a time they must, perhaps, lose their full privileges; but the Union will be anxious to readmit them at the earliest p... ...they still remained at- tached to England as colonies. If this be so, that privilege of self-rule which they have acquired has been the cause of their... ...ay in January, and sits for about three months. Its seat is at Albany. The executive power, Article IV., is to be vested in a Governor and a Lieutenan... ...m the ruin of the State!” I quote these words, coming from the head of the executive of the State and spoken with reference to 338 North America V ol...

..................................... 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ................................................................ .............................. 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ....................................................................... ......................... 226 CHAPTER XI: THE LA W COURTS AND LA WYERS OF THE UNITED STATES ........................................... 242 CHAPTER XII: ... .................. 226 CHAPTER XI: THE LA W COURTS AND LA WYERS OF THE UNITED STATES ........................................... 242 CHAPTER XII: THE FIN... ...ing city. No man can so ordain even though he leave behind him, as was the case with Washington, a prestige suffi- cient to bind his successors to his... ...gnored Washington altogether. Such being the case, the Legislature and the Executive of the country together have been unable to make of Washington an... ... across the way with brickbats, and the other inhabitants are de- nied the privileges of the footpath lest they should inter- fere with the due prosec... ...te in the House of Representatives, but that is, I think, the only special privilege attaching to the public purse which the Lower House enjoys over t... ...ired to declare its ascendency over military matters, but the army and the Executive generally had demurred to this,—not with an absolute denial of th...

................................................................................................................ 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES .................................................................... 185 CHAPTER X: THE GOVERNMENT ...................................................................................................................

...re nor positive law of God that determines which is the right heir in all cases that may arise, the right of succession, and consequently of bearing ... ... this strange doctrine—viz., That in the state of Nature every one has the executive power of the law of Nature—I doubt not but it will be objected th... ...ur and industry began. And the leagues that have been made between several states and kingdoms, either expressly or tacitly disowning all claim and ri... ...abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge free dom. For in all the states of created beings, capable of laws, where there is no law there is n... ...ed liberty, before he has reason to guide him, is not the allowing him the privilege of his nature to be free, but to thrust him out amongst brutes, a... ...s matter. For, to speak properly of them, the first of these is rather the privilege of children and duty of parents than any pre 37 Concerning Civil... ... to it than the permitting the father to exercise alone in his family that executive power of the law of Nature which every free man naturally hath, a... ...res, that so their industry might be encouraged, and their interest better united, to make provision and lay up goods for their common issue, which un... ...nd maintenance might be varied and regulated by that contract which first united them in that society, nothing being neces sary to any society that ...

... dominion over the world, as is pretended. Secondly, that if he had, his heirs yet had no right to it. Thirdly, that if his heirs had, there being no law of Nature nor positive law of God that determines which is the right heir in all cases that may arise, the right of succession, and consequently of bearing rule, could not have been certainly determined....

..... 70 CHAPTER X OF THE FORMS OF A COMMONWEALTH................73 CHAPTER XI OF THE EXTENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER....74 CHAPTER XII THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND FEDERATIVE POWER OF THE COMMONWEALTH.....................................81 CHAPTER XIII OF THE SUBORDINATION OF THE POWERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.............................................................84 CHA...

...tavus Adolphus. — Swedish Army. — Gustavus Adolphus takes his leave of the States at Stockholm. — Invasion by the Swedes. — Their progress in Germany.... ...by their adhesion, it on the other was indispens- able to their interests. States which hitherto scarcely concerned themselves with one another’s exis... ...hrough the Ref- ormation an attractive centre of interest, and began to be united by new political sympathies. And as through its influence new relati... ...n of the tenth and the twentieth penny, the See of Rome had never lost the United Netherlands. Princes fought in self-defence or for aggrandizement, w... ...been equally weighty with every Spanish mon- arch, were, in the particular case of Charles V., still further enforced by peculiar and personal motives... ... it difficult to prove their right. Law can be applied only to conceivable cases, and perhaps spiri- tual foundations are not among the number of thes... ...w and positive creed, in which they sought to embody the distinctions, the privileges, and the essence of the church, and to this they referred the co... ...m- 36 The History of the Thirty Y ears’ War municated in both kinds. This privilege had been conceded to the followers of Huss by the Coun- cil of Ba... ...an, and Mansfeld, driven from the field, and the Palatinate overrun by the executive troops of the empire. Manheim and Heidelberg were in possession o...