The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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... interest ; but the limits of this volume have obliged us to be content with a brief selection . The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES , in this vol- ume , embrace the Speeches which Mr. SEWARD delivered in the Senate at the ...
... interest ; but the limits of this volume have obliged us to be content with a brief selection . The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES , in this vol- ume , embrace the Speeches which Mr. SEWARD delivered in the Senate at the ...
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... interests of the states , or the rights of citizens , are decided within the states by representatives chosen for that pur- pose ; and only national interests engage the consideration or employ the action of the federal authorities ...
... interests of the states , or the rights of citizens , are decided within the states by representatives chosen for that pur- pose ; and only national interests engage the consideration or employ the action of the federal authorities ...
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... interest requires that the legislative , executive , and judicial powers shall be distinct and defined , and that their organization shall secure the free representation of the citizens , the respon- sibility of the agents , and the ...
... interest requires that the legislative , executive , and judicial powers shall be distinct and defined , and that their organization shall secure the free representation of the citizens , the respon- sibility of the agents , and the ...
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... interest he excited while living , and of all his fame now that he lives no more . It is his country , therefore , and only his country - as she was , as she is , and as she is to be that must be regarded , if we would fully compre ...
... interest he excited while living , and of all his fame now that he lives no more . It is his country , therefore , and only his country - as she was , as she is , and as she is to be that must be regarded , if we would fully compre ...
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... interest , but not portentous of evil . It is the universal dissolution of mo . narchical and aristocratical governments , and the establishment of pure democracies in their place . I know this change must come , for even the menaced ...
... interest , but not portentous of evil . It is the universal dissolution of mo . narchical and aristocratical governments , and the establishment of pure democracies in their place . I know this change must come , for even the menaced ...
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