In the first case, when it is the rulers who determine the conception "good," it is the exalted, proud disposition which is regarded as the distinguishing feature, and that which determines the order of rank. — from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
The patients, every one of them as though they were in a conspiracy, first belaud her for their miraculous cure, go into raptures over her medical skill, and abuse allopath doctors, then when she is flushed with excitement, begin holding forth on their needs. — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
The Occidental demands that in art “everything should be stated with the utmost fullness of a tedious realism before he can grasp its meaning” 2 and fails to recognise the more subtle beauty of various forms of Oriental art. — from Oriental Rugs, Antique and Modern by W. A. (Walter Augustus) Hawley
Bell, Major (later General) J. F., 109–110, 112, 732 ; quoted, 113; reconcentration practised by, in Batangas, 290–293; on the attractions of Baguio as a mountain resort, 478. Benguet, legislative acts for establishment of civil government in, 334–335; first expedition of discovery to, 451–455; survey of road to, 455–456; act passed providing for government of, 559 ; estimate of population, 999 , 1001 . — from The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) by Dean C. (Dean Conant) Worcester
Government #_Long-form name: none _#_Type: constitutional monarchy _#_Capital: Tokyo _#_Administrative divisions: 47 prefectures (fuken, singular and plural); Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi _#_Independence: 660 BC, traditional founding by Emperor Jimmu _#_Constitution: 3 May 1947 _#_Legal system: civil law system with English-American influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations _#_National holiday: Birthday of the Emperor, 23 December (1933) _#_Executive branch: emperor, prime minister, Cabinet _#_Legislative branch: bicameral Diet (Kokkai) consists of an upper house or House of Councillors (Sangi-in) and a lower house or House of Representatives (Shugi-in) _#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court _#_Leaders: Chief of State—Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989); Head of Government—Prime Minister Kiichi MIYAZAWA (since 5 November 1991) _#_Political parties and leaders: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Toshiki KAIFU, president; Keizo OBUCHI, secretary general; Japan Socialist Party (JSP), T. DOI, chairman; Democratic Socialist Party (DSP), Keigo OUCHI, chairman; Japan Communist Party (JCP), K. MIYAMOTO, Presidium chairman; Komeito (Clean Government Party, CGP), Koshiro ISHIDA, chairman _#_Suffrage: universal at age 20 _#_Elections: House of Councillors—last held on 23 July 1989 (next to be held 23 July 1992); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(252 total, 100 elected) LDP 109, JSP 67, CGP 21, JCP 14, other 41; House of Representatives—last held on 18 February 1990 (next to be held by February 1993); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(512 total) LDP 275, JSP 136, CGP 45, JCP 16, DSP 14, other parties 5, independents 21; note—9 independents are expected to join the LDP, 5 the JSP _#_Communists: about 490,000 registered Communist party members _#_Member of: AfDB, AG (observer), APEC, AsDB, BIS, CCC, COCOM, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO, G-2, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LORCS, NEA, OAS (observer), OECD, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO _#_Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Ryohei MURATA; Chancery at 2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008; telephone (202) 939-6700; there are Japanese Consulates General in Agana (Guam), Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City (Missouri), Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland (Oregon), and a Consulate in Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); US—Ambassador Michael H. ARMACOST; Embassy at 10-1, Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku (107), Tokyo (mailing address is APO San Francisco 96503); telephone — from The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
The S NAKE B UZZARD ( Circaëtus brachydactylus , or Circaëtus Gallicus ) is from twenty-six to twenty-eight inches long, and from sixty-six to sixty-eight across the wings; the latter measure eighteen, and the tail nine inches. — from Cassell's Book of Birds, Volume 2 (of 4) by Alfred Edmund Brehm
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“Ches,” exclaimed Dick, turning abruptly and facing his companion, “give it all up, old fellow, and come and live in this glorious country—California! — from A Vendetta of the Hills by Willis George Emerson
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