The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 |
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... universal obligation of implicit obedience to arbitrary and even despotic power - and therefore allowed unlimited and unmitigated op- pression . At length philosophy sought an escape from a theory so derogatory from the providence of ...
... universal obligation of implicit obedience to arbitrary and even despotic power - and therefore allowed unlimited and unmitigated op- pression . At length philosophy sought an escape from a theory so derogatory from the providence of ...
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... universal toleration of conscience and universal suffrage , which is the per- fection of political justice , because it is political equality . This democracy was made to act with counsel by means of the prin- ciple of representation ...
... universal toleration of conscience and universal suffrage , which is the per- fection of political justice , because it is political equality . This democracy was made to act with counsel by means of the prin- ciple of representation ...
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... universal suffrage , ex- ercised with wisdom and moderation , would be the most conser- vative of all institutions in a country where the dissemination of knowledge and of wealth should be nearly equal . There is an opinion that our ...
... universal suffrage , ex- ercised with wisdom and moderation , would be the most conser- vative of all institutions in a country where the dissemination of knowledge and of wealth should be nearly equal . There is an opinion that our ...
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... universal . But he had scarcely began his preparation for departure when a change came over the prospects of the American cause . The British government had sent new military and naval forces so vast , that the reduction of the ...
... universal . But he had scarcely began his preparation for departure when a change came over the prospects of the American cause . The British government had sent new military and naval forces so vast , that the reduction of the ...
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... universal rage for perferment , which then threatened to break up the army . Lafayette set a noble example to the republican chiefs . He declined the tender of a commission as major - general with its emoluments ; and stipulated , on ...
... universal rage for perferment , which then threatened to break up the army . Lafayette set a noble example to the republican chiefs . He declined the tender of a commission as major - general with its emoluments ; and stipulated , on ...
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