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Equal justice always excites fear , and therefore always gives offence ; otherwise its way would be smooth and its sway univer- sal . The abstractions of human rights are the only permanent foundations of society .
Equal justice always excites fear , and therefore always gives offence ; otherwise its way would be smooth and its sway univer- sal . The abstractions of human rights are the only permanent foundations of society .
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The Congress and the administration of that day consulted their rights and duties , and not their fears . Neither the representation of the United States at Panama , nor any measure to which their assent may be yielded there , will give ...
The Congress and the administration of that day consulted their rights and duties , and not their fears . Neither the representation of the United States at Panama , nor any measure to which their assent may be yielded there , will give ...
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Nor do I deny that the Congress of 1793 believed the enactment of the law indispensable to give effect to that provision . Nor do I deny that in many cases in the courts of the states , and in one memorable case , at least in this court ...
Nor do I deny that the Congress of 1793 believed the enactment of the law indispensable to give effect to that provision . Nor do I deny that in many cases in the courts of the states , and in one memorable case , at least in this court ...
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Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE Xiij | ix |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 51 |
DEBATES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 284 |
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| Title | The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 The Works of William H. Seward, William Henry Seward |
| Author | William Henry Seward |
| Editor | George E. Baker |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 |
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