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Alexander wanted to make the United States a better place as a country and a nation. Alexander firmly believed that no country could become a modern nation without industry.
There is no passage. But, scourge means <span>a whip used as an instrument of punishment.</span>
I think they adopted Corinthian order, for this type of orders can be seen on many cathedrals around Europe including those in France, Malta (Valletta), etc.