The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
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... Slavery should find what to say for itself , and Liberty be mute and if tyrants should find men to plead for them , and they that can waste and vanquish tyrants , should not be able to find advocates . " MILTON . IN FIVE VOLUMES VOL ...
... Slavery should find what to say for itself , and Liberty be mute and if tyrants should find men to plead for them , and they that can waste and vanquish tyrants , should not be able to find advocates . " MILTON . IN FIVE VOLUMES VOL ...
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... Slavery , and Educa- tion . These letters , of which many were written with no expec- tation of their being made public , afford additional proofs of the remarkable consistency of Mr. SEWARD'S public and private life . The LETTERS FROM ...
... Slavery , and Educa- tion . These letters , of which many were written with no expec- tation of their being made public , afford additional proofs of the remarkable consistency of Mr. SEWARD'S public and private life . The LETTERS FROM ...
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... SLAVERY . - TO William Jay and Gerrit Smith - John Sears - John Quincy Adams- Jabez D. Hammond - Austin Pray - Thomas Clarkson - Colored Citizens of New York - Colored Citizens of Albany - Gerrit Smith - Salmon P. Chase - National ...
... SLAVERY . - TO William Jay and Gerrit Smith - John Sears - John Quincy Adams- Jabez D. Hammond - Austin Pray - Thomas Clarkson - Colored Citizens of New York - Colored Citizens of Albany - Gerrit Smith - Salmon P. Chase - National ...
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... slavery and oppression debase and de- moralize ; but it is seldom duly considered that freedom elevates and invigorates in proportion to the extent and duration of its enjoyment . The American people inherit the discipline , the en ...
... slavery and oppression debase and de- moralize ; but it is seldom duly considered that freedom elevates and invigorates in proportion to the extent and duration of its enjoyment . The American people inherit the discipline , the en ...
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... slavery , the only subject which 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 ...
... slavery , the only subject which 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 ...
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