Beacon Lights of History: New hall of fame. Premier personalitiesWm. H. Wise, 1924 |
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... fact remains that the vast bulk of British opinion , conservative as well as liberal , has come to accept them as a wise adjustment of a balance between the classes in England that had been allowed to swing woefully awry before he began ...
... fact remains that the vast bulk of British opinion , conservative as well as liberal , has come to accept them as a wise adjustment of a balance between the classes in England that had been allowed to swing woefully awry before he began ...
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... fact that the war must be won on national nerve . He proceeded to function as that nerve . He pro- ceeded to the development in the Allies of the quality that athletes call " guts , " and to its destruction in his opponents . He ...
... fact that the war must be won on national nerve . He proceeded to function as that nerve . He pro- ceeded to the development in the Allies of the quality that athletes call " guts , " and to its destruction in his opponents . He ...
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... a marvel . With suave fer- ocity he distorted the black facts of the situation to just that psychic color that made masses of men * groan between their teeth and go on hoping and FLEXIBLE STATECRAFT 37 A marvel at propaganda.
... a marvel . With suave fer- ocity he distorted the black facts of the situation to just that psychic color that made masses of men * groan between their teeth and go on hoping and FLEXIBLE STATECRAFT 37 A marvel at propaganda.
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... fact he was creating an atmosphere for the House of Commons . And when at last his own forces had been coddled , cajoled , cursed , spurred , inspired and , with the help of America , brought to the point where they could meet the ...
... fact he was creating an atmosphere for the House of Commons . And when at last his own forces had been coddled , cajoled , cursed , spurred , inspired and , with the help of America , brought to the point where they could meet the ...
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... fact he loves to chat . One of his favorite diversions is , or was until he became so well known that he attracts a crowd whenever his easily distinguished visage appears in public , to sit on the terrace of an open air restaurant or ...
... fact he loves to chat . One of his favorite diversions is , or was until he became so well known that he attracts a crowd whenever his easily distinguished visage appears in public , to sit on the terrace of an open air restaurant or ...
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