The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 |
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... equal to any but hers ; and that we have canals and railroads spread like network over all our populous territory ; that the In- dian tribes are our stipendiaries ; and that we have a system of general education , with universities ...
... equal to any but hers ; and that we have canals and railroads spread like network over all our populous territory ; that the In- dian tribes are our stipendiaries ; and that we have a system of general education , with universities ...
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... equal . There is an opinion that our system is unfavorable to great na- tional achievements , which results from the error of regarding the government as an unbalanced , pure democracy , veering with every breeze , and in danger of ...
... equal . There is an opinion that our system is unfavorable to great na- tional achievements , which results from the error of regarding the government as an unbalanced , pure democracy , veering with every breeze , and in danger of ...
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... equal or greater oppression in the future . The merely insurrectionary government could command but little credit at home , and found all efforts unavailing to establish credit , or to procure aid abroad . The Declaration of ...
... equal or greater oppression in the future . The merely insurrectionary government could command but little credit at home , and found all efforts unavailing to establish credit , or to procure aid abroad . The Declaration of ...
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... equal skill and courage , and so had the good fortune to share in the laurels won at Yorktown , the closing scene of the war of independence . If the career of the hero had ended there what deficiency would there have been for his ...
... equal skill and courage , and so had the good fortune to share in the laurels won at Yorktown , the closing scene of the war of independence . If the career of the hero had ended there what deficiency would there have been for his ...
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... equal . The distinctions necessary for social order , are founded on general utility alone . " Every man is born with rights inalienable and imperscriptible . Such are the liberty of all his opinions , the uncontrolled disposal of his ...
... equal . The distinctions necessary for social order , are founded on general utility alone . " Every man is born with rights inalienable and imperscriptible . Such are the liberty of all his opinions , the uncontrolled disposal of his ...
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