The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xx
... humanity . Nor , we may add , has Mr. Seward failed to preserve the attachment of his early friends . The companions of his school and college days , as well as those of his professional life , have ever been among his foremost ...
... humanity . Nor , we may add , has Mr. Seward failed to preserve the attachment of his early friends . The companions of his school and college days , as well as those of his professional life , have ever been among his foremost ...
Page xxiv
... humanity and the public good , he left them at once and forever . He has attached but slight importance to mere party names . The diffusion of genuine republican sentiments among the people , and their practical realization in the ...
... humanity and the public good , he left them at once and forever . He has attached but slight importance to mere party names . The diffusion of genuine republican sentiments among the people , and their practical realization in the ...
Page xxv
... humanity ; that emancipation is inevitable , and is near ; that it may be hastened or hindered ; and that whether it be peaceful or violent depends upon the question whether it be hastened or hindered ; that all measures which fortify ...
... humanity ; that emancipation is inevitable , and is near ; that it may be hastened or hindered ; and that whether it be peaceful or violent depends upon the question whether it be hastened or hindered ; that all measures which fortify ...
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... human freedom , he limited his aims by a regard to prevailing opinions , and a sense of what was practicable in the attainment of right . His reply did not compromise his popularity , as had been hoped by his oppo- nents . The election ...
... human freedom , he limited his aims by a regard to prevailing opinions , and a sense of what was practicable in the attainment of right . His reply did not compromise his popularity , as had been hoped by his oppo- nents . The election ...
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... humanity . It appears in this work under the title of " Notes on New York . " * The abolition of imprisonment for debt , effected in 1832 , did not reach the class of non - resident debtors , or those held by pro- cess issuing from the ...
... humanity . It appears in this work under the title of " Notes on New York . " * The abolition of imprisonment for debt , effected in 1832 , did not reach the class of non - resident debtors , or those held by pro- cess issuing from the ...
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