The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... true citizen , in the achievements of portions of the militia during the last war , it still is a matter of history that the government , for a vigorous prosecution of the war , at almost all points , relied upon the regular or enlisted ...
... true citizen , in the achievements of portions of the militia during the last war , it still is a matter of history that the government , for a vigorous prosecution of the war , at almost all points , relied upon the regular or enlisted ...
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... true , then , that the President has assumed and exercised that discretion which Congress has reposed in the secre- tary , and could not constitutionally confer on the President , it irresistibly follows that the President has usurped ...
... true , then , that the President has assumed and exercised that discretion which Congress has reposed in the secre- tary , and could not constitutionally confer on the President , it irresistibly follows that the President has usurped ...
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... true the President , with the meekness of Cæsar , when he thrice refused the crown upon the Lupercal , regrets and is sur- prised to find his duties so great . But he does not shrink from the responsibility devolved upon him . Sir ...
... true the President , with the meekness of Cæsar , when he thrice refused the crown upon the Lupercal , regrets and is sur- prised to find his duties so great . But he does not shrink from the responsibility devolved upon him . Sir ...
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... true , as has been said here , that this legislature will approve of these after - thought reasons of the President and his de bene esse Secretary ; for , for aught I know , this legislature may , as the act of approval would indicate ...
... true , as has been said here , that this legislature will approve of these after - thought reasons of the President and his de bene esse Secretary ; for , for aught I know , this legislature may , as the act of approval would indicate ...
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... true , and then I ask , when before did it happen in this country , that the employer could dictate conditions to the laborer , and above all , conditions of political action ? Like those living remote , who hear of the plague which ...
... true , and then I ask , when before did it happen in this country , that the employer could dictate conditions to the laborer , and above all , conditions of political action ? Like those living remote , who hear of the plague which ...
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