Word: strives
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Republic of China. At the time of assuming office, I formally announced as follows: I, Tuan Chi-jui, although without ability and undeserving, assume office as Chief Executive of the Republic of China. I swear that I will endeavor to consolidate the Republican Government, respect public opinion, and strive to bring about reform within the country and raise the nation's standing abroad. I swear the foregoing reverently...
...this you'll all contend, this bravely strive...
...began to make its thunder heard. &182; Chancellor Wilhelm Marx, leader of the Catholic or Centre Party, opened his campaign at Berlin by attacking the Nationalists (Monarchists) and their demand for the publication of a denial of Germany's War guilt. Said he: "If we strive to have the Versailles self-confession of War guilt annulled, we do so simply for moral reasons. It would be fatal selfdelusion to believe that, if we succeeded in having that self-confession annulled, we should be liberated from the obligations of the Versailles Treaty...
President-elect Plutarco Calles of the United Mexican States*, speaking at the American Club at Paris, said that he would strive to make his country the equal of the United States of America. "Since," said he, "the interests of the two people are similar, equality will be the more easily attained...
...background to events which are even now taking place in Arabia, attention will be drawn to onethe Wahabite. The Wahabis are a cross between the Hanbalite and Zahirite sects or, in western parlance, the Puritans of the Church of Islam. They cling tenaciously to orthodox Moslem tenets and strive for the reform of Islam in conformity to the teachings of the Koran. They believe...