The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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Page 102
... give away the right of another . " 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 ...
... give away the right of another . " 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 ...
Page 290
... give the preference to the foreigner , the emigrant ; and that is to this extent : The man who is expelled by tyranny from his own land , in consequence of an effort to establish its nationality and independence , I give , in my ...
... give the preference to the foreigner , the emigrant ; and that is to this extent : The man who is expelled by tyranny from his own land , in consequence of an effort to establish its nationality and independence , I give , in my ...
Page 502
... give effect , and ought to give just effect to the principle of stare decisis ; and I am not ignorant that until very lately , there has been a measured acquiescence to the act of Congress , and the judicial decisions by which it has ...
... give effect , and ought to give just effect to the principle of stare decisis ; and I am not ignorant that until very lately , there has been a measured acquiescence to the act of Congress , and the judicial decisions by which it has ...
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE Xiij | ix |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK | 1 |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 51 |
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