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...others into level lowlands and became squatting farmers; others into seashores and became aquatic. Millennia spent in the same sort of places developed distinct types of men. But of whatever type they were, and wherever they lived, they improved their lots. The more difficult it was to gain a livelihood, the quicker and the farther they rose in mentality and spirit. And the purer a race kept itself, the quicker and higher it rose among its neighbors. Today, writes the shrewdly erudite president of the American Museum of Natural History, "purity of race is found in but one nation...
...Howard, head of the E. W. Scripps Co. and its 26 Scripps-Howard newspapers, met some gentlemen from the Guaranty Co., the Chemical National Bank of Manhattan and of Sidlo, Simons, Day & Co. of Denver. The men, like most men in finance, depend for livelihood upon creating new security issues for sale to investors. Mr. Howard's company, they knew, could carry new financing. It had never gone to the general public for funds and it was a great profit-earner. On his part, he could use some millions to pay for papers which he had recently acquired...
...tease the beast a little; stroke it; finally plant a caress on its cruel horns as it came plunging by. Lesser matadors at home in Spain followed anxiously the progress of their ambassador of good will toward bull fights in the foreign, unfriendly land of their Queen. Their livelihood, traditions, national sport of Spain were perhaps dependent in some small future degrees upon it. Marquez's offer to kiss bulls was received in London calmly...
...positive side, there is to be a complete political reform, with the ideal of a democratic form of government. The masses are to be educated, and trained for their new citizenship. A livelihood is to be offered the people. There is to be a strong national police, and an army and navy which will hold the respect of the world...
Since I left office, I have worked hard as a journalist to earn my livelihood ? I am pleased to say with some success. My articles have appeared in almost every great country in the world and my emoluments from this source during these four years have been much greater than the aggregate of my salaries during seventeen years of office. This statement would have been an unwarrantable boast on my part had it not been rendered necessary by the cowardly slander privately circulated as to my use of party funds...