The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 |
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... occasion- ally necessary , and sometimes inevitable . In such cases it is " danger to avert a danger , a present inconvenience and suffering to prevent a foreseen future and a worse calamity . These are motives that belong to a being ...
... occasion- ally necessary , and sometimes inevitable . In such cases it is " danger to avert a danger , a present inconvenience and suffering to prevent a foreseen future and a worse calamity . These are motives that belong to a being ...
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... occasion of public action . He holds his own share of sovereignty by the same tenure which limits their exist- ence , and he derives that sovereignty from the equality which they secure . That portion of sovereignty is almost ...
... occasion of public action . He holds his own share of sovereignty by the same tenure which limits their exist- ence , and he derives that sovereignty from the equality which they secure . That portion of sovereignty is almost ...
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... occasion , and , after appealing to the triumphant general to establish a free constitution for France , he closed with these frank and manly words : " I have no other than patriotic and personal motives in wishing for you , as the ...
... occasion , and , after appealing to the triumphant general to establish a free constitution for France , he closed with these frank and manly words : " I have no other than patriotic and personal motives in wishing for you , as the ...
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... occasion for the calumny , that I wanted to be king myself . Thereupon I assumed the office , and for a time , all went on well . Louis Philippe promised to support the liberal cause in Italy , and Belgium , and throughout Europe ...
... occasion for the calumny , that I wanted to be king myself . Thereupon I assumed the office , and for a time , all went on well . Louis Philippe promised to support the liberal cause in Italy , and Belgium , and throughout Europe ...
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William Henry Seward George E. Baker. On such occasions the patriot would exclaim , with a heart beating loud and fast , " It shall be thus no more . Too long , too long , Sons of the glorious Dead ! have ye lain bound , In darkness and ...
William Henry Seward George E. Baker. On such occasions the patriot would exclaim , with a heart beating loud and fast , " It shall be thus no more . Too long , too long , Sons of the glorious Dead ! have ye lain bound , In darkness and ...
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