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Sida 561 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Sida 493 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Sida 565 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.
Sida 561 - We join you in commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, beseeching him to dispose the hearts and minds of its citizens, to improve the opportunity afforded them of becoming a happy and respectable nation. And for you, we address to him our earnest prayers that a life so beloved, may be fostered with all his care; that your days may be as happy as they have been illustrious ; and that he will finally give you that reward which this world cannot give.
Sida 599 - This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States ; and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or later humble her pride.
Sida 793 - If you ascertain with certainty that Mexico has declared war against the United States, you will at once possess yourself of the port of San Francisco, and blockade or occupy such other ports as your force may permit.
Sida 511 - ... provisions in advance, and was, on several occasions, for sundry successive days, without meat — that the army was destitute of forage — that the medical department had neither sugar, coffee, tea, chocolate, wine, nor...
Sida 399 - At this time of public distress," adopting the words of Washington in 1776, "men may find enough to do in the service of God and their country without abandoning themselves to vice and immorality.
Sida 622 - It is insufferable. It cannot be borne. It must and ought, with severity, to be put down in this House; and out of it to meet the lie direct.
Sida 720 - It may with equal truth be said that constitutional law, by means of those senatorial discussions and the master genius that guided them, was rescued from the archives of our tribunals and the libraries of lawyers, and placed under the eye, and submitted to the judgment, of the American people. Their verdict is with us, and from it there lies no appeal.
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| Titel | The History and Government of the United States, Volym 2 The History and Government of the United States, Jacob Harris Patton |
| Författare | Jacob Harris Patton, John Lord |
| Utgivare | University society, 1903 |
| Original från | University of California |
| Digitaliserad | 15 mar 2008 |
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