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To hold our own , then , upon the north- west frontier , and to carry the war into Russian territory by an attack upon Rus- sia's Pacific shores , is the most that we can expect to be able to do . With a Chi- nese alliance , which we ...
To hold our own , then , upon the north- west frontier , and to carry the war into Russian territory by an attack upon Rus- sia's Pacific shores , is the most that we can expect to be able to do . With a Chi- nese alliance , which we ...
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If our home army were so distributed as to be able to concentrate with the least delay possible , all this would do nearly as much for us as doubling the strength of the navy . Something , of course , is being done towards this end ...
If our home army were so distributed as to be able to concentrate with the least delay possible , all this would do nearly as much for us as doubling the strength of the navy . Something , of course , is being done towards this end ...
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... because we find men and women of all races able to endure the most agonizing sufferings when necessity arises ; although , perhaps , these same men and women , surrounded by luxury at home , would not be able to ...
... because we find men and women of all races able to endure the most agonizing sufferings when necessity arises ; although , perhaps , these same men and women , surrounded by luxury at home , would not be able to ...
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