John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
William Henry Seward 1801-1872 John Bartlett
1 |
The Constitution devotes the national domain to union, to justice, to defence, to welfare and to liberty. But there is a higher law than the Constitution. |
Speech, March 11, 1850. |
2 |
It [the antagonism between freedom and slavery] is an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. |
Speech, Oct. 25, 1858. |