1 The armies of the French have thus become mixed, partly mercenary and partly national, both of which arms together are much better than mercenaries alone or auxiliaries alone, but much inferior to one's own forces.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In CHAPTER XIII — CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AN... 2 And daily, too, it seemed more plain that this was no ordinary matter of temporary relief, but a national crisis; for here loomed a labor problem of vast dimensions.
3 Then the national election took place; and the administration, with a vote of renewed confidence from the country, addressed itself to the matter more seriously.
4 Its failures were the result of bad local agents, the inherent difficulties of the work, and national neglect.
5 And some felt gratitude toward the race thus sacrificed in its swaddling clothes on the altar of national integrity; and some felt and feel only indifference and contempt.
6 Thus, by national opinion, the Negroes began to recognize Mr. Washington's leadership; and the voice of criticism was hushed.
7 It is wrong to encourage a man or a people in evil-doing; it is wrong to aid and abet a national crime simply because it is unpopular not to do so.
8 Washington has accomplished for the education, good citizenship, and popular enlightenment in his chosen field of labour in the South entitles him to rank with our national benefactors.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. WashingtonContext Highlight In Chapter XVII. 9 Out of this national meeting grew state and local business leagues.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. WashingtonContext Highlight In Chapter XVII. 10 Such action always occurs in wars that take on a national character.
11 The source of that extraordinary power of penetrating the meaning of the events then occuring lay in the national feeling which he possessed in full purity and strength.
12 Alexander I was as necessary for the movement of the peoples from east to west and for the refixing of national frontiers as Kutuzov had been for the salvation and glory of Russia.
13 Nothing remained for the representative of the national war but to die, and Kutuzov died.
14 During the national war he was inactive because he was not needed.
15 The biographies and special national histories are like paper money.