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"The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times."
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"But as we shall see, Roosevelt, through a combination of events and influences, fell deeper and deeper into the toils of various revolutionary operators, not because he was interested in revolution but because he was interested in votes."

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"The events with Henry III happened, obviously the way it happened, liberties were taken."

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"A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold."

"Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome."
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