The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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... gives rise to appre- hension , whatever is vital to any state is guarded against interfe- rence by the other states , and even against federal interposition . There is not now , and there never has been , in any quarter , a dis ...
... gives rise to appre- hension , whatever is vital to any state is guarded against interfe- rence by the other states , and even against federal interposition . There is not now , and there never has been , in any quarter , a dis ...
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... give you in the simplest way , his own reply to this argument so industriously urged by his enemies . " It has been said , ” he remarked , “ that I made Louis Philippe king . That is not true . But it is true that I consented that he ...
... give you in the simplest way , his own reply to this argument so industriously urged by his enemies . " It has been said , ” he remarked , “ that I made Louis Philippe king . That is not true . But it is true that I consented that he ...
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... give you many more illustrations of Lafayette's affection toward America . I said to his heroic daughter , the Countess of Mar- bury , who had sought imprisonment with him in the castle of Olmutz , " Was not the happiest hour in your ...
... give you many more illustrations of Lafayette's affection toward America . I said to his heroic daughter , the Countess of Mar- bury , who had sought imprisonment with him in the castle of Olmutz , " Was not the happiest hour in your ...
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... give back the fruits of those instructions . It was your task to prove , against the prejudices of a skeptical age , that piety still dwelt in the church of Christ , and that civil liberty was cherished in its sanctuaries . Nor can we ...
... give back the fruits of those instructions . It was your task to prove , against the prejudices of a skeptical age , that piety still dwelt in the church of Christ , and that civil liberty was cherished in its sanctuaries . Nor can we ...
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... give an opportunity to the people to form and to express , with a nearer approach to unanimity , the object of their preference , I should not hesitate to decline the acceptance of this eminent charge , and to submit the decision of ...
... give an opportunity to the people to form and to express , with a nearer approach to unanimity , the object of their preference , I should not hesitate to decline the acceptance of this eminent charge , and to submit the decision of ...
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