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FULL SUMMER AT LAST 



being ashamed of it, he glories in it, and boasts of his 

 cleverness. I do not think this enormous difference of 

 national character is a question of climate, race, or 

 religion. I take it to be purely a question of free 

 government and just laws. The free man fears no one, 

 and can afford to tell the truth. Under just laws, a love 

 of justice and contempt of knavery rapidly develop 

 themselves. The commercial immorality of Russia must 

 be laid to the charge of its despotic government. 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS 



