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Liberalism
Sarah Drinkwater • 1 card
Frank Herbert
By the beginning of the Gilded Age, the “seniority rule” had hardened into unwritten law; it was because not even the Senate Four would contravene it, not even when a member’s views turned out to offend them, that the Four were careful in assigning new senators to committees. “The committee assignments of one year would affect chairmanships ten yea
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
"we are unwilling to expose our country to free communication with the rest of the world—as yet.
Charlotte Gilman • Herland
Galilee and gave them to a sniper, who succeeded in repelling enemy soldiers from a fortified position. I was impressed by these preliminary tests and suggested that tear gas bullets could also be used as an anti-tank weapon. On the night of June 29–30, 1948, British soldiers left Palestine via Haifa. Several of them defected and brought with them
... See moreUriel Bachrach • The Power of Knowledge - HEMED
We conducted the first experiments near the Sharon Hotel in Herzliya, shooting into the Mediterranean. This was our base and practically the first artillery base of the Israeli Defense Forces. This mortar, or our “heavy artillery,” as we called it, contributed much to our war efforts. It was used by Yitzhak Sadeh and his troops in their attempts to
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Leadership
Katie B • 1 card