Whitelaw Reid: “Have we the right to decide whether we shall hold or abandon the conquered territory, solely, or even mainly as a matter…”

You see, General, this is alarming, and you must acknowledge that we are not safe.

I asked the old man what he wanted to learn to read for.

Isn’t it better to have the laws in some way take the matter out of their hands and make them work?

We must, then, be prepared with a policy for maintaining it ourselves.