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.

Beginning in the 1990s, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Central American Free Trade Agreement lowered tariffs on textile products imported into the United States, resulting in large increases in sock imports.

It is common at feeders in the Southwest United States and will come almost anywhere with thistle sock feeders.

In 2004, a patent was filed with the Intellectual Property Office in the United Kingdom for a product called, " toe socks ", however this description differs in that they are described as: " A half sock which covers the toes to provide comfort under footwear.

Noteworthy events included a June 2004 event CNI co-sponsored with the Council on American-Islamic Relations a presentation on “ The Muslim Vote in 2004 " where independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader complained that “ Muslim Americans are only the latest religious and ethnic group to feel the brunt of political hysteria and abuse ” and commented about Israeli leaders " The days when the chief Israeli puppeteer comes to the United States and meets with the puppet in the White House and then proceeds to Capitol Hill, where he meets with hundreds of other puppets, should be replaced.

Helen King ( 1 March 1972 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom ) is a Canadian actress working in theatre, film and TV as an actor, voice artist, puppeteer & singer.

The Jim Henson Foundation was founded by puppeteer and Muppet creator Jim Henson to promote and develop puppetry in the United States.

* Shari Villarosa, United States diplomat and career foreign service officer

By 1999 Shari ’ s was the ninth largest family restaurant chain in the United States based on total sales, and sixth in growth.

Lewis warned him never to lay a hand on him, and then Blackman asked for his fare back to the United States.

Lewis followed the legacy of such comedians as Keaton and Harold Lloyd, but his work was not well received by critics in the United States ( in contrast to France where he proved highly popular.

Starting from 1888, Lewis M. Norton taught at MIT the first chemical engineering course in the United States.

Lewis then filed an action in United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleging theft of intellectual property.

U. S. News & World Report has consistently ranked Vermont Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Pace University School of Law as the top three Environmental Law programs in the United States, with Lewis & Clark and Vermont frequently trading the top spot.

Since Lewis is pro-Israel, " this instance ... raises no hackles in the United States.

Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a FreesoilerAn 1854 cartoon depicts a giant Free Soil Party | free soiler being held down by James Buchanan and Lewis Cass standing on the Democratic Party ( United States ) | Democratic platform marked " Kansas ", " Cuba " and " Central America " ( referring to accusations that southerners wanted to annex areas in Latin America to expand slavery ).

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition ( 1804 – 1806 ), was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific coast undertaken by the United States.

References to Lewis and Clark " scarcely appeared " in history books even during the United States Centennial in 1876 and the expedition was largely forgotten.

* Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail – United States National Park Service

On August 30 of that year, Mike Powell of the United States, in a well-known show down against Carl Lewis, leapt at the World Championships in Tokyo, setting the current men's world record which has now stood for over 20 years.

* 1806 – Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

* United We Stand: What More Can I Give, another 9 / 11 benefit concert, is held at RFK Stadium in Washington D. C., featuring performances by Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, James Brown, Al Green, Carole King, America, Huey Lewis, Backstreet Boys, Pink, ' N Sync, Goo Goo Dolls, and others.

Wendell Lewis Willkie (; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944 ) was a corporate lawyer in the United States and a dark horse who became the Republican Party nominee for president in 1940.

* November 1 – The Coal Strike of 1919 begins in the United States by the United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis.

November 7: U. S. presidential election, 1848 | The first US presidential election held in every state on the same day sees United States Whig Party | Whig Zachary Taylor of Virginia defeat United States Democratic Party | Democrat Lewis Cass of Michigan.

* March 1 – In the United States, Yellowstone National Park ( once laughingly dubbed " Colter's Hell " after John Colter, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition ) is established as the world's first national park.

They include the American Discovery Trail, which traverses the entire United States, and the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail passes through Omaha as it travels westward from Illinois to Oregon.

The first land route across what is now the United States was partially mapped by the Lewis and Clark Expedition between 1804 and 1806.

After returning to the United States, Miranda made her final film appearance in the 1953 film Scared Stiff with Martin and Lewis.

In tribute to the influence of the song and the movie that launched its popularity, the March 29, 2005 50th anniversary of the opening of Blackboard Jungle was marked by several large celebrations in the United States organized by promoter Martin Lewis under the blanket title " Rock Is Fifty ".

The band's popularity in the United States began to wane in 1956 – 57 as sexier, wilder acts such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard began to dominate the record charts ( although Haley's cover version of Little Richard's " Rip It Up "-which was released in direct competition-actually outsold the original ).