Word: reaffirm
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rest on agriculture alone, nor do all these going out from England want to do agricultural work. . . . The spirit of pioneering in other lines must be encouraged." When Pigfancier Baldwin's emotional appeal had received a thorough scanning in Australia, Planefancier Bruce declared with coldest logic: "I unhesitatingly reaffirm my great desire for an ever increasing flow of British people into Australia, but the flow must be conditioned upon its quality and upon our power of absorption. . . . Australia is not going to undermine her national health by lowering the standards of fitness of immigrants. . . ." Loyal citizens of the Empire...
Tariff. "We reaffirm our belief in the protective tariff as a fundamental and essential principle of the economic life of this nation. . . . We realize that there are certain industries which cannot now successfully compete with foreign producers because of lower foreign wages and a lower cost of living abroad, and we pledge the next Republican Congress to an examination and where necessary a revision [upward], of these schedules...
...Enforcement. "We reaffirm the American Constitutional Doctrine as announced by George Washington in his 'Farewell Address...
...also reaffirm the attitude of the American people toward the Federal Constitution as declared by Abraham Lincoln...
...purpose of the delegation, coming from churches in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, is to reaffirm the principles of individual liberty and democracy which brought the Mayflower to Plymouth in 1620. From Cambridge; the Pilgrims continued to Concord and Lexington where they were the guests of the Congregational churches of both towns...