... a startling knockout for those enthusiasts who see in the development of small States salvation for the world! If people would only accept the fact that this is a material world they would not be surprised at the situation. Myself, I consider that our diplomacy has ... — War Letters of a Public-School Boy • Henry Paul Mainwaring Jones
...knockout to your ambition," went on Lyman, "the spoiling of yourself, and you propose to do this for a man you don't care for? ... — Stanford Stories - Tales of a Young University • Charles K. Field
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