Syllabus of Lectures on International Conciliation

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class use, not published [Stanford University Press], 1912 - 244 pages
 

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Page 120 - ... sent by the Netherland Government through the diplomatic channel to the Powers invited to the Second Peace Conference, as well as to the other Powers which have adhered to the Convention.
Page 172 - Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether the juice of a certain berry be blood or wine; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue...
Page 93 - Precious and semi-precious stones, pearls, mother-ofpearl, and coral. 14. Clocks and watches, other than chronometers. 15. Fashion and fancy goods. 16. Feathers of all kinds, hairs, and bristles. 17.
Page 9 - Taint afollerin' your bell-wethers Will excuse ye in His sight; Ef you take a sword an' dror it, An' go stick a feller thru, Guv'ment aint to answer for it, God '11 send the bill to you.
Page 9 - Taint your eppyletts an' feathers Make the thing a grain more right) Taint afollerin' your bell-wethers Will excuse ye in His sight; Ef you take a sword an...
Page 172 - Prince quarrelleth with another, for fear the other should quarrel with him. Sometimes a War is entered upon, because the Enemy is too strong, and sometimes because he is too weak. Sometimes our...
Page 172 - what were the usual causes or motives that made one country go to war with another?" I answered "they were innumerable; but I should only mention a few of 174 the chief. Sometimes the ambition of princes, who never think they have land or people enough to govern; sometimes the corruption of ministers, who engage their master in a war, in order to stifle or divert the clamour of the subjects against their evil administration.
Page 102 - The parties can reserve in the 'Compromis' the right to demand the revision of the Award. " In this case and unless there be an Agreement to the contrary, the demand must be addressed to the Tribunal which pronounced the Award. It can only be made on the...
Page 140 - Oh, it is wickedness to clothe Yon hideous grinning thing that stalks Hidden in music, like a queen That in a garden of glory walks Till good men love the thing they loathe! Art, thou hast many infamies But not an infamy like this. Oh, snap the fife and still the drum And show the monster as she is!
Page 172 - Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud : and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.

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