incendiarism
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The cry of incendiarism was raised during the first days of the fire, and a good deal of alarm prevailed.
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Accidents that are preventable, caused by carelessness, laziness, and ignorance, cost more money, suffering, and life than viciousness and incendiarism, in the ratio of 3 to 1.
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Whatever outbreaks or insurrections at any time occurred, no Methodist slave was ever proved guilty of incendiarism or rebellion for more than seventy years, namely, from 1760 to 1833.
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From taking a short glance at incendiarism, the next point to be considered is polygamy — and here, again, we see the demoralizing effects of slavery.
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The enemy, surprised at this, attributed the incendiarism to traitors, and promised satisfaction.
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