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In every war of the United States since the Civil War the South was more belligerent than the rest of the country.
Thus, to cite but one example, the Pax Britannica of the nineteenth century, whether with the British navy ruling the seas or with the City of London ruling world finance, was strictly national in motivation, however much other nations ( e.g., the United States ) may have incidentally benefited.
National responsibility for individual welfare is a concept not limited to the United States or even to the Western nations.
( Since the time-span of the nation-state coincides roughly with the separate existence of the United States as an independent entity, it is perhaps natural for Americans to think of the nation as representative of the highest form of order, something permanent and unchanging.
In recent weeks, as a result of a sweeping defense policy reappraisal by the Kennedy Administration, basic United States strategy has been modified -- and large new sums allocated -- to meet the accidental-war danger and to reduce it as quickly as possible.
Its radar screens would register Soviet missiles shortly after they are launched against the United States.
In 1938, at the insistence of Arturo Toscanini, Steinberg left Germany for the United States, by way of Switzerland.
After he had spent the first three years in New York as associate conductor, at Toscanini's invitation, of the NBC Orchestra, he made numerous guest appearances throughout the United States and Latin America.
`` Then I return to the United States for engagements at the Hollywood Bowl and in Philadelphia '', he added.
The difference came down to this: The Southern States insisted that the United States was, in last analysis, what its name implied -- a Union of States.
`` we the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America ''.
The 140,414 Americans who gave `` the last full measure of devotion '' to prevent disunion, preserved individual freedom in the United States from the dangers of anarchy, inherent in confederations, which throughout history have proved fatal in the end to all associations composed primarily of sovereign states, and to the liberties of their people.
There one finds concentrated in a comparatively small area the chief universities, colleges, and preparatory schools of the United States.
The rise of the giant corporations in Western Europe and the United States dates from the period 1880-1900.
He says: `` beside the Protestant philosophy of Progress, as expressed in radical or conservative millenarianism, should be placed the doctrine of the democratic faith which affirmed it to be the duty of the destiny of the United States to assist in the creation of a better world by keeping lighted the beacon of democracy ''.
During the next five years liberal leaders in the United States sank in the cumulative confusion attendant upon and manifested in a negative policy of Containment -- and the bitterest irony -- enforced and enforceable only by threat of a weapon that we felt the greatest distaste for but could not abandon: the atom bomb.
And here again we hear the same refrain mentioned above: `` the paramount goal of the United States set long ago was to guard the rights of the individual, ensure his development, enlarge his opportunity ''.
`` I arrived in the United States with the idea of establishing myself there more or less permanently and finding inspiration for new compositions ''.
This is the good kind of sophistication, and with all our problems and crises this kind of sophistication has flowered in the United States during recent years.
but Wright stayed in the United States.

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The film accommodated Newton-John's Australian accent by recasting her character from the play's original American Sandy Dumbrowski to Sandy Olsson, an Australian who vacations and then moves with her family to the United States.
The song was an immediate success, shipping 2 million copies in the United States, being certified Platinum, and spending 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, ultimately becoming Newton-John's biggest American hit.
The single, slightly edgier than she had been known for in the past ( such as her songs from Grease and her country-pop ballad " I Honestly Love You "), proved to be immensely popular both in America and in the United Kingdom, despite the fact that the song was censored and even banned by some radio stations ; due to its sexual and / or violent content, especially the line: " Let me hear your body talk ", in spite of Newton-John's status as the reigning queen of soft-rock music at the time, " Physical " peaked at only number twenty-nine on the AC chart ( its follow-up, the slightly softer-edged " Make a Move on Me ," found more acceptance at AC radio and went to number six AC as well as number five pop.
This was further emphasised by the twist comedy ending of the video, when the transformed men who are now oblivious to Newton-John's advances are ultimately revealed to be gay ( this was also a source of controversy ; MTV frequently cut the ending when it aired the video, and the sometimes sensuous nature of the video also led to it being banned outright by some broadcasters in Canada and the United Kingdom ).
In 2008, she was part of the United Kingdom team that completed Olivia Newton-John's " Great Walk To Beijing ".

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Abner Doubleday ( June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893 ) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War.
Clinton's United States Presidential approval rating | approval ratings throughout his presidential career
He set goalscoring records for both the England team and Manchester United, with both records remaining intact some 35 years after the end of his playing career.
Brabham was the more successful driver and went to the United Kingdom in 1955 to further his racing career.
The son of a career naval officer, Donaldson spent his early childhood in different seaport cities in the eastern United States and in Germany.
She then continued her career in the United States, as did Maurice Tourneur and Léonce Perret after World War I.
Within four days after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Capra quit his highly successful directing career in Hollywood and enlisted as a major in the United States Army.
He won several important awards in his career as 2 Grammy Awards, 17 American Music Awards ( including the " Artist of the ' 90s ") and the RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States.
On 16 April 1963, an astonishing game at Filbert Street against Manchester United, which saw both Ken Keyworth and Denis Law score a hat-trick each, ended in a 4 – 3 victory for Leicester, which meant Leicester sat top of the First Division and 11 days later Banks put in one of the performances of his career to keep out Liverpool as Leicester beat them 1 – 0 in the FA Cup semi-final despite being completely outplayed all game.
Banks had a short career in management with Alliance Premier League side Telford United, he spent the 1979 – 80 season before being sacked after losing to a cup match against a team lower down the table.
The son of a lower-division footballer, Hurst's own footballing career began when he was apprenticed to West Ham United.
With no viable career options, Bogart followed his love for the sea and enlisted in the United States Navy in the spring of 1918.
At one point during his career, in an effort to get fit after an injury, in March 1980 he joined the football club Scunthorpe United, where he played as a centre half and made 11 appearances in the Football League.
While a law student, Hoover became interested in the career of Anthony Comstock, the New York City United States Postal Inspector, who waged prolonged campaigns against fraud and vice, and also was against pornography and birth control.
By that time, however, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor had taken place, drawing the United States into World War II and ending Robinson's nascent football career.
During his military career, he served as Commander, United States European Command ( COMUSEUCOM ) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe ( SACEUR ) from 2003 to 2006 and as the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1999 to January 2003.
His successes in midgets and Australian and New Zealand road racing events led to him going to the United Kingdom to further his racing career.
One commentator has since written, " His 20 months at Newcastle United are the only part of Kenny Dalglish's career that came anywhere near failure ".
His career has spanned three continents including India, the United States and many European countries in three mediums: film, television and theatre.
He continued his flying career by joining United Airlines in May 1995.
Under the common law and the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States, merchants are held to a higher standard in the selling of products than those who are not engaged in the sale of goods as a profession / career.
He left England on August 21, 1815, to return to the United States and begin his full-time career as a painter.
After leaving Colourhaus, she recorded one album in her native Australia before moving to the United States in pursuit of a singing career.
Thomas, born in Missouri but raised in Rogers, Arkansas after his mother remarried, began conducting his nomadic, lucrative career of hustling in the rural United States in the early 1900s.
In 2006, she was mentioned by many sources as a potential candidate for the United Nations Secretary-General selection, but later she stated that she wanted to finish her term as president before thinking about other career options.

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