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BOOKS: Multitude lays out how the meek can inherit the earth...
...Hamilton said he had long suspected that as President, Jefferson would develop a keen taste for the federal power he had deplored in opposition. He recalled that a decade earlier, in Washington's Cabinet, Jefferson had seemed like a man who knew he was destined to inherit an estate--in this case, the presidency--and didn't wish to deplete it. In fact, Jefferson, the strict constructionist, freely exercised the most sweeping powers as President. Nothing in the Constitution, for instance, permitted the Louisiana Purchase. Hamilton noted that with rueful mirth...
While they will inherit the reports of these four committees detailing possibilities for Allston, many facets of the campus’ implementation—including obtaining community approval and faculty support—must be worked out before breaking ground in the next five to 10 years...
...People [then] were eager to inherit the mantle of civilization,” she says...
...Napa, in 1983. By 1999, it owned 113 acres. Today Ceja Vineyards provides grapes for well-known brands in addition to its own labels. The company now produces 5,000 cases of wine annually, compared with just 750 in 2001. The Ceja children study at local universities and will inherit vineyards, not dreams...