The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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... freedom of the seas , without which no nation in modern times can be great ; while they would furnish a political alembic which , receiving the exhausted civilization of Asia and the ripening civilization of western Europe , and ...
... freedom of the seas , without which no nation in modern times can be great ; while they would furnish a political alembic which , receiving the exhausted civilization of Asia and the ripening civilization of western Europe , and ...
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... freedom elevates and invigorates in proportion to the extent and duration of its enjoyment . The American people inherit the discipline , the en- ergy , and the resolution , of freemen . I dwell on their martial ability , not because ...
... freedom elevates and invigorates in proportion to the extent and duration of its enjoyment . The American people inherit the discipline , the en- ergy , and the resolution , of freemen . I dwell on their martial ability , not because ...
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... freedom is manifested in the moral elevation , social order , and domestic virtues , of the people . The religion of the Redeemer of mankind has been left to perform its func- tions by purifying the motives and refining the affections ...
... freedom is manifested in the moral elevation , social order , and domestic virtues , of the people . The religion of the Redeemer of mankind has been left to perform its func- tions by purifying the motives and refining the affections ...
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... freedom of the seas under a flag that commands respect - peace , harmony , and social order , guarantied by irresistible power- and a common name and common destiny with the American people . If it were possible that any one state could ...
... freedom of the seas under a flag that commands respect - peace , harmony , and social order , guarantied by irresistible power- and a common name and common destiny with the American people . If it were possible that any one state could ...
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... freedom ; and teach them there that , although re- ligion has many and different shrines on which may be made the offering of a " broken spirit , " which God will not despise ; yet that their country has appointed only one altar and one ...
... freedom ; and teach them there that , although re- ligion has many and different shrines on which may be made the offering of a " broken spirit , " which God will not despise ; yet that their country has appointed only one altar and one ...
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