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These are the intrinsic defensive advantages as distinguished from the offensive threat to the enemy's communications secured to the weaker party by a permanent position, and these are its compensations for the loss of open communications which have been deliberately abandoned.

It would abolish arbitrary arrests, the Star Chamber decrees, taxes without its consent, cruelty to Non-conformists, the ascendency of priests, irresponsible ministers, and offensive symbols of Romanism. If these reforms had been granted, and such a sovereign as Elizabeth would have yielded, however reluctantly, there would have been no English revolution.

Another subject requiring close attention on the part of Parliament is the employment of the natives of India in the service of the Government. The right hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Control, that it is proposed to keep up the covenanted service system, it is clear that this most objectionable and most offensive state of things is to continue. Mr.

I have immediately propounded to them this one question: ‘Do you approve or disapprove of the suffrage banners in front of the White House . . . ? The answer in nearly every case to my question was: `I glory in that demonstration' . . . the response to my question was very offensive, and I immediately ordered these suffrage advocates from my office."

He stooped to examine a file of the paper, in search of the offensive article; whereupon Goldsmith's friend gave him a signal, that now was a favorable moment for the exercise of his cane. The hint was taken as quick as given, and the cane was vigorously applied to the back of the stooping publisher.

It was in accord with a deep and statesmanlike conviction that "obedience to established government... is a Christian duty", the seat of law is "the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the universe". Offensive as this law was to the North, the only logical alternatives were to fulfil or to annul the Constitution.

From the earliest times, this city had stood in an unfriendly relation to the rest of Greece, and her policy of compelling so many cities to contribute their wealth in order to make her the focus of art and civilization was accompanied with offensive pride and selfish patriotism.

This repulsiveness on the part of Napoleon was almost offensive, and must have been sensibly felt by my brother, who was not only remarkable for the mildness of his temper and the amenity and grace of his manner, but whose society was courted in the most distinguished circles of Paris on account of his accomplishments.

Fearing that he would envelop us and capture the camp and transportation, I determined to take the offensive.

The egoistic nations to the north and the south of us entered into an offensive and defensive alliance to put down, the new altruistic commonwealth, and declared war against us. Their forces were met at the frontier by our entire population in arms, and full of the martial spirit bred of the constant hostilities of the competitive and monopolistic epoch just ended.