George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... condition of his slaves was as happy , and their labor as profitable , as was possible to such a system . So the years rolled by ; the war came and then the making of the government , and Washington's thoughts were turned more and more ...
... condition of his slaves was as happy , and their labor as profitable , as was possible to such a system . So the years rolled by ; the war came and then the making of the government , and Washington's thoughts were turned more and more ...
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... condition of ignorance , illiteracy , and helplessness . The plan which he favored , and which , it would seem , was his hope and reliance , was first the checking of importa- tion , followed by a gradual emancipation , with proper ...
... condition of ignorance , illiteracy , and helplessness . The plan which he favored , and which , it would seem , was his hope and reliance , was first the checking of importa- tion , followed by a gradual emancipation , with proper ...
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... money - so far as - 1 For some expressions of Washington's opinions on slavery , see Sparks , viii . 414 , ix . 159-163 , and x . 224 . it was possible under existing conditions . Like Shakespeare , LOVE AND MARRIAGE . 105.
... money - so far as - 1 For some expressions of Washington's opinions on slavery , see Sparks , viii . 414 , ix . 159-163 , and x . 224 . it was possible under existing conditions . Like Shakespeare , LOVE AND MARRIAGE . 105.
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Henry Cabot Lodge. it was possible under existing conditions . Like Shakespeare , as Bishop Blougram has it , he " Saved money , spent it , owned the worth of things . " He had no fine and senseless disregard for money or the good things ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. it was possible under existing conditions . Like Shakespeare , as Bishop Blougram has it , he " Saved money , spent it , owned the worth of things . " He had no fine and senseless disregard for money or the good things ...
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... conditions , an entire freedom from self - deception , and the power of seeing facts exactly as they were , which were all characteristic of his intellectual strength , and to which we shall need to recur again and again . The repeal of ...
... conditions , an entire freedom from self - deception , and the power of seeing facts exactly as they were , which were all characteristic of his intellectual strength , and to which we shall need to recur again and again . The repeal of ...
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