It is true, indeed, that the national domain is ours. It is true it was acquired by the valor and with the wealth of the whole nation. But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it.
-- William H. Seward
   
William H. Seward   Name:
William H. Seward
Type:
Statesman
Nationality:
American
Birth:
May 16, 1801
Death:
October 10, 1872
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