On the record
If the reading of a paper was to be suppressed in his person, so help him God, he would only consent to it as a matter of record.
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gutenberg.orgWilliam Seward: “If the reading of a paper was to be suppressed in his person, so help him God, he would only consent to it as a matter…”
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Seward asserts his commitment to freedom of speech, even in the face of suppression.
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