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Many would forget this insult; but it cannot, and ought not to be forgotten…If it were destroyed, being their most sacred city, and one that reminds them of their fallen grandeur, it would do more to manifest our abhorrence of their crimes, and our indignation against them, than the hanging of hundreds. Delhi ought to be raized, and on its ruins a
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Opinion
A defendant appeals pretrial detention, arguing against an unlawful search and seizure claim and insufficient evidence showing he posed a real and present threat. The court's decision is affirmed.
ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.netZangara, lui, fut immédiatement jugé à Miami et son procès donna lieu à d’invraisemblables échanges entre lui et le juge de la Cour. « Toutes mes pensées sont dans mon estomac. Dans mon ventre. C’est là qu’est le mal. Voyez-vous, je souffre tout le temps. Et je souffre parce que mon père m’a envoyé travailler alors que j’étais encore un petit enfan
... See moreJean-Paul Dubois • La Succession (OLIV. LIT.FR) (French Edition)
A segunda morte de Ramón Mercader (1969),
Leonardo Padura • O homem que amava os cachorros (Portuguese Edition)
Emma Goldman.
Nell Irvin Painter • The History of White People
“Dr. Khan committed his life to leveling the playing field,” he says in precise English. “He saw his country humiliated by India on the battlefield. Then he himself was humiliated by an Indian soldier on a train crossing the Pakistani border. The soldier took his favorite pen. It wasn’t a big thing. But he did it because he could get away with it.”
... See moreAmaryllis Fox • Life Undercover
Shortly before the Hammonds’ arrival the building’s East Portico had been the scene of an assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson. The assailant was named Richard Lawrence, who believed himself to be England’s long-dead King Richard III and claimed that Jackson had interfered with the delivery of payments long owed to him by the colo
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