"It is an irrepressible conflict between opposing and……" — William H. Seward
"It is an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces."
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William H. Seward
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31 Quotes by William H. Seward
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The circumstances of the world are so variable that an irrevocable purpose or opinion is almost synonymous with a foolish…
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The two systems slave and free-labor are incompatible. They have never permanently existed together in one country, and they never…
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I have learned, by some experience, that virtue and patriotism, vice and selfishness, are found in all parties, and that…
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It is the maintenance of slavery by law in a state, not parallels of latitude, that makes its a southern…
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There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if…
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I speak on due consideration because Britain, France, and Mexico, have abolished slavery, and all other European states are preparing…
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Sir, there is no Christian nation, thus free to choose as we are, which would establish slavery.
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There is a higher law than the Constitution.
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We show our sympathy with slavery by emancipating slaves where we cannot reach them, and holding them in bondage where…
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It would be contrary to the spirit of the American Government to use force to subjugate the South.
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The constitution regulates our stewardship; the constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare, and to…
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But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to…
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too…
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