Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Versailles of Venezuela" Sirs: Fancy how hurt we Maracayans were to see your map of South America in the Dec. 24 issue with never a mention of Maracay. You say "Caracas, city of perpetual spring and home of General Gomez." All wrong! Gomez, le Grand, never sets foot in Caracas, he lives, breathes and transacts all business right here in Maracay- the Versailles of Venezuela. And what's more. at least 60 of his 84 acknowledged children live in and round the town. He is the original bachelor father, as you may or may not know. AND the Reigning...
...sent for Older Brother Wilbur and lived to say he never again would appoint a man he did not know personally...
This vessel, say the U. S. admirals, is built for a special purpose?defense of the Baltic. It is no threat to the U. S. fleet...
...gratifying to witness such a spirit of sincerity and co-operation as has been shown by those assembled in this attempt to solve the country's most vital and complicated internal question. When this conference opened, I said that the future of China depended on its success. I say now that the success of the conference depends on our fulfilling the measures we have adopted...
...going to make the word of God a blasphemous farce [by condoning divorce]. No man has a right to ask a bishop to be a party to any such disgusting and gross act of blasphemy. If you don't like it, go to a register office and say 'I will take you until you make life absolutely impossible, and then I will be done with you.' That is the honest thing...