The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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... secure the freedom of the seas , without which no nation in modern times can be great ; while they would furnish a political alembic which , receiving the exhausted civilization of Asia and the ripening civilization of western Europe ...
... secure the freedom of the seas , without which no nation in modern times can be great ; while they would furnish a political alembic which , receiving the exhausted civilization of Asia and the ripening civilization of western Europe ...
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... secure , and liberty inviolable ; social equality has continually increased , and national power has become firm , effective , and immovable . Such are the instructions which our country has given to the world in the philosophy of ...
... secure , and liberty inviolable ; social equality has continually increased , and national power has become firm , effective , and immovable . Such are the instructions which our country has given to the world in the philosophy of ...
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... secure . That portion of sovereignty is almost infinitesimal ; yet it is appreciated , because it is the safeguard of inestimable rights , a title to consideration , and an Appian - way for ambition . Honor received begets self ...
... secure . That portion of sovereignty is almost infinitesimal ; yet it is appreciated , because it is the safeguard of inestimable rights , a title to consideration , and an Appian - way for ambition . Honor received begets self ...
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... secure the greatness set before us , we must find the way which those laws indicate , and keep within it . That way is new and all untried . We departed early — we departed at the beginning - from the beaten track of national ambition ...
... secure the greatness set before us , we must find the way which those laws indicate , and keep within it . That way is new and all untried . We departed early — we departed at the beginning - from the beaten track of national ambition ...
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... secure the free representation of the citizens , the respon- sibility of the agents , and the impartiality of the judges . " The laws ought to be clear , precise , and uniform , for all citizens . " The subsidies ought to be obtained by ...
... secure the free representation of the citizens , the respon- sibility of the agents , and the impartiality of the judges . " The laws ought to be clear , precise , and uniform , for all citizens . " The subsidies ought to be obtained by ...
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