The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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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 22
... less ominous now than heretofore . Assimilation of pol- icy and interest increases ; the relative greatness of the states diminishes , while that of the nation is aggrandized ; local pride declines , and nationality grows and flourishes ...
... less ominous now than heretofore . Assimilation of pol- icy and interest increases ; the relative greatness of the states diminishes , while that of the nation is aggrandized ; local pride declines , and nationality grows and flourishes ...
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 29
... less , what claim could they have had to our remembrance , and had they with- held their support from that cause , should we not now have even cursed their memories ? Let the infamy which still to the third generation hangs over the ...
... less , what claim could they have had to our remembrance , and had they with- held their support from that cause , should we not now have even cursed their memories ? Let the infamy which still to the third generation hangs over the ...
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