The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 5Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... principles involved , and sought to deduce from these the spirit and method which should control decision and consequent action . As lawyer , as state legislator , as Governor of New York , as United States Senator , as Secretary of ...
... principles involved , and sought to deduce from these the spirit and method which should control decision and consequent action . As lawyer , as state legislator , as Governor of New York , as United States Senator , as Secretary of ...
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... principles of politics and statesmanship ; and illustrated with a variety of learning , an originality of statement , and a beauty of rhetoric , which place the author in the front rank of American civilians . The editor has acquitted ...
... principles of politics and statesmanship ; and illustrated with a variety of learning , an originality of statement , and a beauty of rhetoric , which place the author in the front rank of American civilians . The editor has acquitted ...
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... principles he negotiated a number of treaties regulating nat- uralization . After an experience of nearly ten years , the following tribute to the wisdom and sagacity which negotiated the treaty with Germany in 1868 , among others , is ...
... principles he negotiated a number of treaties regulating nat- uralization . After an experience of nearly ten years , the following tribute to the wisdom and sagacity which negotiated the treaty with Germany in 1868 , among others , is ...
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... principle of non - intervention — a principle , he added of not more importance henceforth to the United States , than to all other commercial nations.2 On another occasion he said , " I feel bound to declare my opinion before the world ...
... principle of non - intervention — a principle , he added of not more importance henceforth to the United States , than to all other commercial nations.2 On another occasion he said , " I feel bound to declare my opinion before the world ...
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... principle of the equal rights of man , as buttresses , which it was in the interest of the American people and government to multiply and strengthen as fast as it could be done without the exercise of fraud or force . " Mr. Seward's ...
... principle of the equal rights of man , as buttresses , which it was in the interest of the American people and government to multiply and strengthen as fast as it could be done without the exercise of fraud or force . " Mr. Seward's ...
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