Word: self
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...members of the board of instruction and government and all men in the different departments of the university may send a written application for not more than two seats, inclosing stamped and self-directed envelope, to E. H. Warren, 19 Mat hews, at any time before 6 p.m. Thursday...
...Total prohibition would be impossible: Pol. Sci. Q. iii. 420; Pub. Op. iii. 250. - (b) Impossible to collect the tax: Forum, xiii, 366 (May, '92) - (c) It would debar families from immigrating. - (d) Immigration is self regulating: Forum. xiv. 606; No, Am. R. Ixxxii. 251, 259; Ap. Am. Cyc. vi. 578-579; No. Am. vol. 134. p. 348: Pol. Sci. Q. iii. 50; (e) Opposition to immigration comes largely from foreigners themselves; (f) Prohibition would be a reversal of American policy; smith's Immigration and Emigration...
...text from the first few verses of the fourth chapter of St. Matthew made a most forcible New Year's address. He said, who of us has not heard this voice of the tempter? To some just starting out in life it is the voice of pleasure, of self, of indulgence; to others the voice of liberty and independence, and to others still the voice of success. To the first the tempter says now is the time, pleasure like champagne, drink it quick when you can best appreciate it; to the second, why be trammelled by laws and obedience...
Opposed to this voice of the tempter is the other voice, heard throughout the Bible. It says, God is law, and law is God. True happiness is not reached by self-service but by self-sacrifice. Success does not consist of so much power or so much wealth. Alexander listened to the tempter's voice and died in a drunken bout at thirty-three. It brought Caesar the assassin's knife, and gave Napoleon St. Helena. Jay Gould died hating the whole world and hated...
...territory has a moral right to admission when qualified.-(a) In general.-(1) Taxation without representation; Stilman, Mormon Question, 9-(2) Local self-government abridged; Curtis before Supt. Ct Snow v U. S. in error.-(b) Utah-(1) Fultills the usual conditions: Repot of Gov. +++ Sec. Int., 1890, p. 8-(2) Mormon religion no obstacle, U. S. Constitut. Amendment...