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................................................................................................................ 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES .................................................................... 185 CHAPTER X: THE GOVERNMENT ...................................................................................................................

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..................................... 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ................................................................ .............................. 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ....................................................................... ......................... 226 CHAPTER XI: THE LA W COURTS AND LA WYERS OF THE UNITED STATES ........................................... 242 CHAPTER XII: ... .................. 226 CHAPTER XI: THE LA W COURTS AND LA WYERS OF THE UNITED STATES ........................................... 242 CHAPTER XII: THE FIN... ...afe from invasion; and, thirdly, that it might be central alike to all the States. It was presumed, when Washington was founded, that these three adva... ...he only city of the Union that has been in an enemy’s possession since the United States became a nation. In the war of 1812 it fell into our hands, a... ...re Mr. Cameron, the Secretary of War, and Mr. Welles, the Secretary of the Navy. It was said that Lincoln, when pressed to rid his cabinet of Cameron,... ...Cameron, the Secretary of War; and Mr. Gideon Welles, the Secretary of the Navy. In the Senate House, as in the other house, there are very commodious... ...ded, according to custom, the report from Mr. Welles, the Secretary of the Navy. In this report approval was expressed of the deed done by Captain Wil...

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...ITUTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED ST THE UNITED ST THE UNITED ST THE UNITED ST THE UNITED STA A A A AT... ...1787 WITH THE 26 AMENDMENTS This publication of “The Constitution of The United States of America, 1787 with the 27 Amend ments” is part of The Pen... ...TH THE 26 AMENDMENTS This publication of “The Constitution of The United States of America, 1787 with the 27 Amend ments” is part of The Pennsylvan... ...qual opportunity university. This publication of “The Constitution of the United States” is a publication of the Pennsylva nia State University. T... ...portunity university. This publication of “The Constitution of the United States” is a publication of the Pennsylva nia State University. This Por... ... an electronic trans mission, in any way. “The Constitution of the United States” the Pennsylvania State University, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazl... ...acancies. The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Section 3. The Sen... ...t Use shall be for a longer term than two Years; To provide and maintain a Navy; To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval... ...s.” Section 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when c...

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...Excerpt: In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of the principles of government that were essential to the preservation of the l...

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...e eleven years that separated the Declaration of the In- dependence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our writ... ...n years that separated the Declaration of the In- dependence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Con... ...on, all of whom were young men, in building upon the Inde- pendence of the United States that wisest and best plan of general government that was ever... ... of whom were young men, in building upon the Inde- pendence of the United States that wisest and best plan of general government that was ever devise... ...oroughly desperate. Had De Tocqueville lived to examine the history of the United States from 1860 to 1870, his misgivings as to this power of self- p... ...y desperate. Had De Tocqueville lived to examine the history of the United States from 1860 to 1870, his misgivings as to this power of self- preserva... ...thing which corresponds to the French system of maritime conscription; the navy, as well as the merchant service, is supplied by voluntary service. Bu... ...ls, but they cannot refuse a willing subsidy to defray the expenses of the navy; for if the fleets of Europe were to blockade the ports of the South a... ... Use shall be for a longer T erm than two years; To provide and maintain a Navy; T o make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and nava...

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...its canals like large mirrors, in which its steeples and its almost Eastern cupolas are reflected, -- the city of the Hague, the capital of the Seven United Provinces, was swelling in all its arteries with a black and red stream of hurried, panting, and restless citizens, who, with their knives in their girdles, muskets on their shoulders, or sticks in their hands, were pu...

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... houses, with its canals like large mirrors, in which its steeples and its almost Eastern cupolas are reflected, — the city of the Hague, the capital ... ...it is based. Cornelius de Witt, Ruart de Pulten, that is to say, war- den of the dikes, ex-burgomaster of Dort, his native town, and member of the Ass... ...nceived a most vio- lent affection for the Stadtholderate, which had been abol- ished for ever in Holland by the “Perpetual Edict” forced by John de W... ...ure of whose material power Holland had been made to feel in that marvellous campaign on the Rhine, which, in the space of three months, had laid the ... ...m, he began to parley with the burghers, under the protection of the cocked pistols of his dragoons, explaining to the val- iant townsmen, that his or... ... that the traitors may be enabled to leave the town.” “Very possibly, as the traitors are condemned to exile,” replied Tilly. “But who has given this ... ....” “Oh, you received letters, Rosa?” “By hundreds.” “But who wrote to you?” “Who! why, in the first place, all the students who passed over the Buyten... ... amorous Jacob, you by your own account are surrounded with all sorts of swains eager to make love to you. Do you remember Rosa, what you told me of t... ..., embroidered with silver; who, with a cer- tain aristocratic slowness, ascended the white stone steps of the house. In his wake followed two officers...

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...THE HOUSE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that, before the first meet... ...SE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that, before the first meeting of ... ...show that they were regularly elected in accordance with the laws of their States respec- tively, or the laws of the United States. Approved March 3, ... ...ccordance with the laws of their States respec- tively, or the laws of the United States. Approved March 3, 1863. 7 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: ... ... proper ones. Iowa, having an entire Union delegation, will be one of the States the attempt will be made, if upon any. The Gover- nor doubtless has... ...uant to the comity deemed to be due to friendly powers, any tobacco in the United States belonging to the government either of France, Austria, or any... ...e Government above the rank of colonel in the army or of lieutenant in the navy; all who left seats in the United States Congress to aid the rebellion... ...Congress to aid the rebellion; all who resigned commissions in the Army or Navy of the United States and afterwards aided the rebellion; and all who h... ...n operation all demands on the Treasury, including the pay of the Army and Navy, have been promptly met and fully satisfied. No considerable body of ...

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...o the Congress January to April, 1917 by W oodrow Wilson, President of the United States, with the President’s proclamation of war April 6, 1917 and h... ...ongress January to April, 1917 by W oodrow Wilson, President of the United States, with the President’s proclamation of war April 6, 1917 and his mess... ...on’s When a Man Comes to Himself, On Being Human, and The President of the United States. *Harper & Brothers’ note. 4 Why We Are at War I A WORLD LEA... ...en a Man Comes to Himself, On Being Human, and The President of the United States. *Harper & Brothers’ note. 4 Why We Are at War I A WORLD LEAGUE FOR... ...most vital interests the war puts in constant jeopardy. The Central Powers united in a reply which stated merely that they were ready to meet their an... ...RES PEACE IS NOT FAR OFF It is inconceivable that the people of the United States should play no part in that great enterprise. To take part in such a... ...fficient way possible. It will involve the immediate full equipment of the navy in all respects, but particularly in supplying it with the best means ... ...State fort, camp, arsenal, aircraft sta- tion, Government or naval vessel, navy-yard, factory or workshop for the manufacture of mu- nitions of war or... ...acture of mu- nitions of war or of any products for the use of the army or navy. Fifth. An alien enemy shall not write, print or publish any attack or...

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...dvocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.” Judge Douglas makes us... ...question is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question... ...n is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question foreve... ...s that in that year there were over four hundred thousand mulattoes in the United States. Now let us take what is called an Abolition State—the Republ... ...in that year there were over four hundred thousand mulattoes in the United States. Now let us take what is called an Abolition State—the Republican, s... ...s not our frowning battlements, our bristling sea coasts, our army and our navy. These are not our reliance against tyranny All of those may be turned... ...1805, prescribing rules for the subdivision of sections of land within the United States system of surveys, standing unrepealed, in my opinion, is bin... ...some advantage if you could know who are to be at the heads of the War and Navy departments, but until I can ascertain definitely whether I can get an... ...to memorandum attached, and that you cooperate with the Sec- retary of the Navy for that object. Y our obedient servant, A. LINCOLN. [Inclosure.] Stea...

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...lotined. ARGONNE Forest, occupied by Dumouriez, Brunswick at. ARISTOCRATS, officers in French army, number in Paris, seized, condition in 1794. ARLES,... ...’ account of, Finance Minister, ar- rested, suicide of. CLERGY, French, in States-General, conciliators of orders, joins Third Estate, lands, national... ...lties of, commences governing, and Notables, holds Royal Session, receives States-General Deputies, in States- General procession, speech to States-Ge... ...light of King’s Aunts, to be War- Minister, demands by, secreted, escapes. NAVY, Louis XV. on French. NECKER, and finance, account of, dismissed, refu... ...inance, account of, dismissed, refuses Brienne, recalled, difficulty as to States-General, reconvokes Notables, opinion of himself, popular, dismissed... ...ce, on Corn-law, dismissed, death of. TYRANTS, French people rise against. UNITED STATES, declaration of Liberty, embassy to Louis XVI., aided by Fran...

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... yet it is in a peculiar degree both illustrative and typical of the great statesman who made it, alike in its strong com- 4 The Writings of Abraham ... ...He says: “….the moral qualities that are required in the higher spheres of statesmanship [are not] those of a hero or a saint. Passionate earnestness ... ...re that of skil- ful compromise, and in the conditions of modern life, the statesman is likely to succeed best who possesses second- ary qualities to ... ...s; he read Robinson Crusoe, The Pilgrim’s Progress, a short history of the United States, and Weems’s Life of Washington. To the town constable’s he w... ...n their claims seemed to him unfair. Presenting his very first case in the United States Circuit Court, the only question being one of authority, he d... ...854. The repeal of the Missouri Compromise, opening the Territories of the United States, the heritage of coming generations, to the invasion of slave... ...mense surface, and deprived of some of its best officers by defection; the navy small and antiquated. But that was not all. The threat of disunion had... ...tained, seven of them had seceded and had seized upon the forts, arsenals, navy yards, and other public property of the United States within their bou... ...n found himself, by the Constitution, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, but with only a remnant of either at hand. Each ...

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...rren- der almost as much of their sovereignty as the constituent sovereign States which make up the United States of America have surrendered to the F... ...of their sovereignty as the constituent sovereign States which make up the United States of America have surrendered to the Federal Government; if the... ...d at present. It is really quite idle to dream of a warless world in which States are still absolutely free to annoy one another with tar- iffs, with ... ...here is no means of settling boundary dis- putes. Moreover, as between the united States of the world and the United States of America there is this f... ... no means of settling boundary dis- putes. Moreover, as between the united States of the world and the United States of America there is this further ... ... any part of “our Empire” under a world administration on the footing of a United States territory. Until they cease to be staggered by anything of th... ...man air fleet of 1930 may yet be something as predomi- nant as the British Navy of 1915, and capable of delivering a much more intimate blow. Had he n... ...alliance with Great Britain, and having a com- mon interest in the British Navy. In many ways the interests of the Dominions are more divergent from t... ... have already hinted at the possi- bility that the now exclusively British navy may some day be a world-navy controlled by an Admiralty representing a...

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...ance and relief of another, who in his turn requires the same. Four or five united would be able to raise a tolerable dwelling in the midst of a wild... ...LL TAKE THE TENTH OF YOUR SEED, AND OF YOUR VINEYARDS, AND GIVE THEM TO HIS OFFICERS AND TO HIS SERVANTS (by which we see that bribery, corruption, ... ...ot entirely extinguished till Henry the Sev enth, in whom the families were united. Including a period of 67 years, viz. from 1422 to 1489. In short,... ...easoning, England ought to be governed by France. Much hath been said of the united strength of Brit ain and the colonies, that in conjunction they m... ...our millions interest. And as a compensa tion for her debt, she has a large navy; America is with out a debt, and without a navy; yet for the twenti... ... navy; yet for the twentieth part of the English national debt, could have a navy as large again. The navy of England is not worth, at this time, more... ...alculations, which are now given as a proof that the above estimation of the navy is just. [See Entic’s naval history, intro. page 56.] The charge of ... ...hat the pride of that court, will be less hurt by treating with the American states for terms of peace, than with those, whom she denominates, “rebell... ...VIRTUOUS SUPPORTER OF THE RIGHTS OF MANKIND AND OF THE FREE AND INDEPENDANT STATES OF AMERICA . To the Representatives of the Religious Society of th...

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...that the Yankee school-marm, the cider and the salt codfish of the Eastern States, are responsible for what he calls a nasal accent. I know better. Th... ...- tended to himself. He could not imagine an Englishman coming through the States from west to east instead of by the regularly ordained route. My fea... ...m that are not pretty. There are six million negroes, more or less, in the States, and they are increasing. The American, once having made them citize... ...tion witnessed such superhu- man bravery as that displayed by the American navy in the Samoa cyclone. Till earth rotted in the phosphorescent star- an... ...nderstand—the fact is, what we want and what we ought to get at once, is a navy—more ships—lots of ‘em—” Then we howled the top of the roof off, and I... ...shade of a clump of pines between whose trunks glimmered tents. A batch of United States troopers came down the road and flung themselves across the c... ...t chief, his horse’s tail tied up in red calico, swaggered in front of the United States cavalry, challenging all to single combat. But he was slain, ... ..., an’ mother, an’ me.” On a table-land overlooking all the city stands the United States garrison of infantry and artillery. The State of Utah can do ... ...t China’s fleet to-day, if properly manned, could waft the entire American navy out of the water and into the blue. The big, fat Repub- lic that is af...

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...are affable. I had but recently had an encounter with an imported Colonial statesman, who was being adver- tised like a soap as the coming saviour of ... ...able of understand- ing. But one could as soon have talked with one of the states- men at Madame T ussaud’s. An antiquated figure. The effect of these... ...ing shafts set with iron climbing 45 H G Wells bars. In this place German officers and soldiers have lived con- tinually for nearly two years. This w... ...war on that level might be as tedious as the South African war. But if the United States preferred to go into Mexican affairs with what I may perhaps ... ...that level might be as tedious as the South African war. But if the United States preferred to go into Mexican affairs with what I may perhaps call a ... ...rought upon the western front. These are Britain, France, Germany, and the United States of America. Less certainly equal to the effort are Italy, Jap... ...s salary with an entire unconsciousness of any obligations to policemen or navy for these punctual payments. Probably he has never ventured even to re... ...d overseas had by comparison a certain glamour. Except that when you said “United States” to him he would draw the air sharply be- tween his teeth and... ...nalised mines or the nationalised deep-sea fisheries if not in the army or navy, we should not have had any such men. If it had insisted that wealth a...

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...it. They figure but as the three ruffi- ans of the elder play-wrights. The United States have the cleanest hands, and even theirs are not immaculate. ... ...y figure but as the three ruffi- ans of the elder play-wrights. The United States have the cleanest hands, and even theirs are not immaculate. It was ... ...hed story. And the end of it spattered the credit alike of England and the States, when this man (the premier of a friendly sovereign) was kidnapped a... ...nsulate. Malietoa supposed himself betrayed by Tamasese. Consul Churchward states with precision that the document was sold by a scribe for thirty-six... ...te – and armed and fitted out the cruiser Kaimiloa, nest-egg of the future navy of Hawaii. Samoa, the most important group still independent, and one ... ...g in the family of nations, and send embassies, and make believe to have a navy, and bark and snap at the heels of the great German Empire. But Becker... ...t Malietoa,” said Mataafa “but try to bring about a compromise, and form a united government.” “Very well,” said Tamasese, “leave it to me, and I will... ... of humanity I hereby respectfully and solemnly protest in the name of the United States of America and of the civilised world in general against the ... ...d not follow, we must set down the praise to the forbearance of the German navy. This is not the last time that I shall have to salute the merits of t...

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...er mistaken. Prejudiced, I never have been otherwise than in favour of the United States. No visitor can ever have set foot on those shores, with a st... ...aken. Prejudiced, I never have been otherwise than in favour of the United States. No visitor can ever have set foot on those shores, with a stronger ... ...Prejudiced, I am not, and never have been, otherwise than in favour of the United States. I have many friends in America, I feel a grateful interest i... ...ced, I am not, and never have been, otherwise than in favour of the United States. I have many friends in America, I feel a grateful interest in the c... ...t the Custom—house above all others would do well to take example from the United States and render itself somewhat less odious and offensive to forei... ...ustom—house above all others would do well to take example from the United States and render itself somewhat less odious and offensive to foreigners. ... .... She acted as bearer of secret despatches for the self styled Patriots on Navy Island, during the Canadian Insurrec tion: sometimes dressing as a gi... ... imagine, for its present purpose in troubled times. There is also a small navy yard, where a couple of Government steam boats were building, and get... ...an of war’s man from his hat to his shoes, who was serving in the American navy, and having got leave of absence was on his way home to see his friend...

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...habitants must all have felt like brethren. They were fitted to become one united People at a future period. Perhaps their feelings of brother hood w... ... good old gentleman really seemed to suppose that the whole surface of the United States was not too broad a foundation to place the four legs of his ... ...ld gentleman really seemed to suppose that the whole surface of the United States was not too broad a foundation to place the four legs of his chair u... ...es, for mutual defence against their enemies. They called them selves the United Colonies of New England.” “Were they under a government like that of... ...ies of New England.” “Were they under a government like that of the United States?” inquired Laurence. “No,” replied Grandfather; “the different colon... ... “But I assure you, Char ley, that neither Captain Church, nor any of the officers and soldiers who fought in King Philip’s War, did anything a thous... ...hteen guns and ninety five men. So now he was Captain Phips of the English navy. Captain Phips sailed from England in the Rose Algier, and cruised for... ...and the same was the case with the lieutenant governor and some other high officers. The people, however, were still allowed to choose representatives... ...in of peaceful and humble hopes had been wrought by the cold policy of the statesman and the iron band of the war rior, might have drawn a deep moral...

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...e, Cap- tain Jean Baptiste Bompard, two days out of Le Havre, going to the United States with a Republican French Ambassador of the name of Genet. The... ... tain Jean Baptiste Bompard, two days out of Le Havre, going to the United States with a Republican French Ambassador of the name of Genet. They had b... ...e” was my little word, same as Uncle Aurette used to answer in King Louis’ Navy. Bompard, he liked it. He took me on for cabin servant, and after that... ...out Bompard and Monsieur Genet talked o’ what France had done, and how the United States was going to join her to finish off the English in this war. ... ...pard and Monsieur Genet talked o’ what France had done, and how the United States was going to join her to finish off the English in this war. Monsieu... ...h off the English in this war. Monsieur Genet said he’d justabout make the United States fight for France. He was a rude common man. But I liked liste... ...he English in this war. Monsieur Genet said he’d justabout make the United States fight for France. He was a rude common man. But I liked listening. I... ...und, and besides searching, they was pressing American citizens into their Navy to help them fight France, on pretence that those Americans was lawful... ... a Revenue cutter ‘ud laugh at it!” ‘“So’d I if I wasn’t in the Republican Navy,” he says. “But two of our men are dead, d’ye see, and I’m afraid I’ll...

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...s of the keenest interest; he marched in silence, surrounded by five young officers, each of whom respected the evident preoccupation of their leader.... ...s voice. “Creeping instead of marching, I call it.” At his first words the officers who accompanied him turned spasmodically, as if startled out of sl... ...e been graduated into some grade of the artillery?” “No, citizen, into the navy.” “Ah! then you are going to Brest?” said Corentin, inter- rogatively.... ...identially, watching his face, “that the Repub- lic expects to improve her navy!” “That man,” said the young sailor to the landlady, in a low voice, “... ...hat nursery was insurmountable. “T o what arm do you belong?” “I am in the navy.” “Ha!” cried Hulot, smiling vindictively , “how many of your fellow-s... ...ught out the transparent rose of the nos- trils and the double curve which united the nose with the upper lip; at other times a pale glint of sunshine... ... murmur through the open space, the praying men filled with conviction and united by one and the same sentiment, the bare cross, the wild and barren t... ... If Marie had only betrayed that damned marquis, she and I would have been united in the strongest of all bonds— a vile deed. But she’s mine, in any c... ... uniform with any of your tricks.” “Commandant, the order of the ministers states that you are to obey Mademoiselle de Verneuil.” “Let her come and gi...

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...n with war, the smash-up of civilization is inevitable. It is chaos or the United States of the World for mankind. There is no other choice. Ten years... ...war, the smash-up of civilization is inevitable. It is chaos or the United States of the World for mankind. There is no other choice. Ten years have b... ...nt, but it was an enormous pro- portion. Great Britain spent upon army and navy money and capacity, that directed into the channels of physical cul- t... ...ness of equipment and military efficiency. The great powers were first the United States, a nation ad- dicted to commerce, but roused to military nece... ... equipment and military efficiency. The great powers were first the United States, a nation ad- dicted to commerce, but roused to military necessities... ...ial ex- pansion, and its imposition of the German language upon a forcibly united Europe. These were the three most spirited and aggressive powers in ... ...British Empire were France and its allies, the Latin powers, heavily armed states indeed, but reluctant warriors, and in many ways socially and politi... ...Washington War Office had made any wholesale attempts to create air aerial navy. It was neces- sary to strike before they could do so. France had a fl... ...r eferywhere— eferywhere. Zey have always relied on ze Atlantic. And their navy. We have selected a certain point—it is at present ze secret of our co...

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...y cohorts. And when now all the cities on this side of the river Ebro also united their forces together under his command, his army grew great, for th... ...wer. Yet he committed a fault in preferring Pisander to the command of the navy, when there were oth- ers at hand both older and more experienced; in ... ...ans, than a slave of the king of Persia, you may then reckon this army and navy to be all at your com- mand, to defend both you, your country, and you... ...magogues and the orators in Thebes and Athens, and thus inciting those two States to hostility against Sparta. Having passed the Hellespont, he marche... ...eronea, at once met with an eclipse of the sun, and with ill news from the navy, Pisander, the Spartan admiral, being beaten and slain at Cnidos, by P... ... ascendant which he had over Crassus; for he, the wealthiest among all the states- men of his time, and the most eloquent and greatest too, who had lo... ...d in the administration of justice, In deciding controversies of kings and States; and where he himself could not be present in person, he gave commis... ... now succeeded in making up, and by this means strengthened himself by the united power of both, and so under the cover of an action which carried all... ...whole course of so long a life never knew but the one woman to whom he was united in his first and only marriage. In the war of the slaves, which took...