William Seward: “For the rest, the work of emancipation abides the action, whether it…”

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For the rest, the work of emancipation abides the action, whether it be slow or fast, of the moral sense of the American people.

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Seward reflects on the ongoing process of emancipation and its dependence on the moral sense of the American people.

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By the blessing of the Author of those rights, they have prevailed over all opposition, and form the basis of thirteen independent States.

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The recital of heroic actions loses its chief value, if we cannot discover the principles in which they were born.

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William Seward: “For the rest, the work of emancipation abides the action, whether it be slow or fast, of the moral sense of the American…”