The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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Page 13
... less fruitful than that of most of the western regions . Indeed , only the intelligent 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 ...
... less fruitful than that of most of the western regions . Indeed , only the intelligent 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 ...
Page 14
... less and less continually , and will finally altogether disappear . Most other empires were composed , not of one homogeneous people , but of various tribes , races , or nations ; discordant in language , religion , habits , and laws ...
... less and less continually , and will finally altogether disappear . Most other empires were composed , not of one homogeneous people , but of various tribes , races , or nations ; discordant in language , religion , habits , and laws ...
Page 17
... less indepen- dent of popular control according to the danger of passion and prejudice . This system was established in each of the several states , clothed with powers adequate to the maintenance of order , the protection of personal ...
... less indepen- dent of popular control according to the danger of passion and prejudice . This system was established in each of the several states , clothed with powers adequate to the maintenance of order , the protection of personal ...
Page 25
... less profoundly wise than it was confessedly bold and hazardous . Before that act the organization of armies to resist invasion and tyranny , was a levy- ing of war against the acknowledged government of the country , and although it ...
... less profoundly wise than it was confessedly bold and hazardous . Before that act the organization of armies to resist invasion and tyranny , was a levy- ing of war against the acknowledged government of the country , and although it ...
Page 26
... less , was certainly not abated by the circumstance that , all classes adopted with them , the chimera of an absolute social equality as an immediate fruit of the restitution of the republican for existing monarchical institutions . Nor ...
... less , was certainly not abated by the circumstance that , all classes adopted with them , the chimera of an absolute social equality as an immediate fruit of the restitution of the republican for existing monarchical institutions . Nor ...
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