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Page 32 - I am confident that the three right honorable gentlemen opposite, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the late President of the Board of Trade, will all with one voice answer "No." And why not? "Because," say they, "it will injure the revenue.
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Page 142 - It stands alone as the one general history of the country, for the sake of which all others, if young and old are wise, will be speedily and surely set aside.
Page 80 - Majesty and this present Parliament that a Body of Forces should be continued for the Safety of the United Kingdom, the Defence of the Possessions of Her Majesty's Crown, and the Preservation of the Balance of Power in Europe...
Page 122 - there shall be provided for every school district a sufficient amount of accommodation in public elementary . schools available for all the children resident in such district, for whose elementary education efficient and suitable provision is not otherwise made.
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