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... influence , whether exercised in con- junction with other civilised nations , or apart from them , thus laying a reliable foundation for the regeneration of those regions which are included in and are bordered by the Levant . A ...
... influence , whether exercised in con- junction with other civilised nations , or apart from them , thus laying a reliable foundation for the regeneration of those regions which are included in and are bordered by the Levant . A ...
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... influential instrumentality during the next few years for promoting the civilisation of the East is likely to be that of the Suez Canal , so soon as it is completed , and even at this moment questions of diplomacy and of policy , so far ...
... influential instrumentality during the next few years for promoting the civilisation of the East is likely to be that of the Suez Canal , so soon as it is completed , and even at this moment questions of diplomacy and of policy , so far ...
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... influence or their resources in opposing each other , instead of arriving at an understanding which would be mutually beneficial to them- selves , and highly advantageous to the world at large . There is no room for doubt , that if ...
... influence or their resources in opposing each other , instead of arriving at an understanding which would be mutually beneficial to them- selves , and highly advantageous to the world at large . There is no room for doubt , that if ...
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... influential nations of the old and new worlds , are aware that the Eastern Question , as it is termed , will pretty certainly have a good deal to do with the treatment of most of the topics which are likely to be brought forward for ...
... influential nations of the old and new worlds , are aware that the Eastern Question , as it is termed , will pretty certainly have a good deal to do with the treatment of most of the topics which are likely to be brought forward for ...
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... influence . As yet , happily , these moral and material forces make them- selves felt only through the medium of peaceful action . The Peace as well as War has its victories . forces of peace are at least as potent as those of war ; and ...
... influence . As yet , happily , these moral and material forces make them- selves felt only through the medium of peaceful action . The Peace as well as War has its victories . forces of peace are at least as potent as those of war ; and ...
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