The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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... wealth from its oreless rocks and treacherous seas . The population of the United States , if it should expand on the same ratio to the square mile which is maintained in New England , would be one hundred and twenty - six millions . It ...
... wealth from its oreless rocks and treacherous seas . The population of the United States , if it should expand on the same ratio to the square mile which is maintained in New England , would be one hundred and twenty - six millions . It ...
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... wealth , power , and fame , and it dis- tributes these rewards with impartiality and justice , in exact pro- portion to the intelligence of the people . Nor does such emula- tion endanger the public safety by encouraging faction . It is ...
... wealth , power , and fame , and it dis- tributes these rewards with impartiality and justice , in exact pro- portion to the intelligence of the people . Nor does such emula- tion endanger the public safety by encouraging faction . It is ...
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... wealth of any state are easily overtasked , and no exhausted state is fit for enterprise , or can sustain warfare . The energy of one reign which we admire is sure to be followed by a long season of inactivity - perhaps by ages THE TRUE ...
... wealth of any state are easily overtasked , and no exhausted state is fit for enterprise , or can sustain warfare . The energy of one reign which we admire is sure to be followed by a long season of inactivity - perhaps by ages THE TRUE ...
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... wealth of future genera- tions . On the contrary , we have seen the phenomenon of a gov- ernment free from debt , returning superfluous treasures to the people , from whom they had been unnecessarily gathered . Citizens thus virtually ...
... wealth of future genera- tions . On the contrary , we have seen the phenomenon of a gov- ernment free from debt , returning superfluous treasures to the people , from whom they had been unnecessarily gathered . Citizens thus virtually ...
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... wealth and strength of the various industrious classes of the country are diminishing the importance of that question . In regard to slavery , the only subject which gives rise to appre- hension , whatever is vital to any state is ...
... wealth and strength of the various industrious classes of the country are diminishing the importance of that question . In regard to slavery , the only subject which gives rise to appre- hension , whatever is vital to any state is ...
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