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Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour and glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honourable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there...
Considering both Choices (1) and (2), however, as being in favour of avoiding military intervention, and comparing the sum of their totals to the sum of Choices (3) and (4), it would appear that the anti-war group holds a 51-49% lead over the war group...
...Passport and Permit Office presents his compliments to Mrs.- , and, in reply to her further appeal, regrets to inform her that, further consideration having been given to her case, it is not possible to make an exception to the general rules governing the grant of permits in her favour...
...general impression seems to be that the enemy air strength is numerically slightly greater than that of France and Britain, but that the situation will change soon in our favour...
...even so the advice of his soldiers was probably merely cover. For the sum mer he had been waiting on events to turn in his favour and had been making his preparations to seize the opportunity, when it was offered to him. The Russian Pact appeared to give him the advantage which he was seeking and thereafter there was no time to lose, if mud was not to be added to Poland's allies...