The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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Page 13
... hands of freemen could have tilled the rug- ged hillsides of New England , and drawn forth wealth from its oreless rocks and treacherous seas . The population of the United States , if it should expand on the same ratio to the square ...
... hands of freemen could have tilled the rug- ged hillsides of New England , and drawn forth wealth from its oreless rocks and treacherous seas . The population of the United States , if it should expand on the same ratio to the square ...
Page 14
... hand , are practically one family . The Roman people , like the Americans , were liberal in naturali- zation . Like the Americans , they granted all the rights of citi- zenship to strangers , and not only to individuals , but to ...
... hand , are practically one family . The Roman people , like the Americans , were liberal in naturali- zation . Like the Americans , they granted all the rights of citi- zenship to strangers , and not only to individuals , but to ...
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... hand . A republic employs emulation ; it offers wealth , power , and fame , and it dis- tributes these rewards with impartiality and justice , in exact pro- portion to the intelligence of the people . Nor does such emula- tion endanger ...
... hand . A republic employs emulation ; it offers wealth , power , and fame , and it dis- tributes these rewards with impartiality and justice , in exact pro- portion to the intelligence of the people . Nor does such emula- tion endanger ...
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... hands of the British general by the treason of Arnold , he executed an important and responsible part in the great southern campaign with equal skill and courage , and so had the good fortune to share in the laurels won at Yorktown ...
... hands of the British general by the treason of Arnold , he executed an important and responsible part in the great southern campaign with equal skill and courage , and so had the good fortune to share in the laurels won at Yorktown ...
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... hand , Lafayette struggled with equal constancy to prevent the march of anarchy . As you all recollect , on that memorable 5th of October , 1789 , he held under check and con- straint for eight hours the populace of Paris , who , to the ...
... hand , Lafayette struggled with equal constancy to prevent the march of anarchy . As you all recollect , on that memorable 5th of October , 1789 , he held under check and con- straint for eight hours the populace of Paris , who , to the ...
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