Word: overthrown
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...evil. Civilization was a vast Roman empire, making one great slave-power of the earth. Suicide was the only escape for fettered and despairing humanity. If a man dared to act there was Rome to punish him. Had Jesus been a fanatic, he might have gathered followers and overthrown the political and religious despotism, for with fanatics all things are possible...
...fire to the rotunda. So massive was the structure leading to the rotunda that the dynamite made little impression. On each side of the portico were massive pillars of Italian marble, which were carved in Italy at a great cost for Mr. Jefferson. These could not be overthrown. By this time the fire had got beyond all bounds, and leaped from the annex to the rotunda. The firemen at once directed their attention to this building, as in it was the fine library of 63,000 volumes, many of them extremely rare and valuable; a life-size statue of Jefferson...
...Puritan regime was overthrown and the reaction was strong against solemnity and restraint. The succeeding literature showed little reverence or earnestness, but bubbled over with jollity...
...place this fall, illustrated with an imaginary independent voter the influence which the local virtues or sins of either party should have upon the independent's vote. In Ohio and Pennsylvania he should oppose the McKinly and Quay rings, in Maryland and New York Gorman and Tammany should be overthrown...
...rather difficult. Nevertheless the period of Isaiah's activity extended over about forty years. During his life a great many important events in history took place, beginning in 738 B. C. with a tribute to Assyria, from Israel. Later, in 732, the Assyrians captured Damascus, in 724 Samaria was overthrown, and in 701 Judah was invaded by Senacherib...