Word: letting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...been one of the weakest hitters on the squad. His fielding improved during the trip, but he showed ignorance of the finer points of his position. Neither Stillman nor Clarkson were up to their usual standard either in the box or at bat, and their wildness and tendency to let down at times were very costly. Wendell did not come up to Frantz's standard at first base, although his hitting was good; but with hard work will probably be able to fill the position satisfactorily. At second base Coolidge was in good form both in the field...
...means let us have addresses by prominent men, but by all means let us leave the resolutions to Continental Universities and the Boston School Board...
...with individuals, so it is with nations. The nation must overcome evil with good. Let us apply this principle to anarchy. We try to suppress it, we must do more, we must cure it. This can be done only by education -- by teaching the people that government is a necessity, that our government is the best form of government ever devised, and that they must make it so good that every citizen will die, if necessary, to preserve its blessings to posterity...
...Let us apply this principle to taxation. In its light we see that we do not even approach justice in our methods of taxing. Even in local taxation, where we come nearest to justice, we tax only visible property. Our federal taxation is yet more unjust, for there we tax a man's needs, not his possessions. We have failed to secure an income tax. The nation has become unlimited where it deals with men, but limited where it deals with property. The government, in the hour of peril, may take men and stand them up against the enemies' guns...
...with mortification that the Committee feels forced to put this notice in print, for it is a confession to the fact that the privileges of the Union, given and intended for all, are being abused. It is impossible, however, to let things continue in this present state. The books now on the shelves of the Library have come either from the authors themselves, from the Hyde fund, or as special gifts from individuals and societies. It is not likely that such gifts will continue if it appears that the Library cannot keep safely the books which it already...