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If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, how can we as wise and prudent statesmen, enlarge its boundaries and increase its influence, and thus increase already impending dangers?
William H. Seward
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"If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, how can we as wise and prudent statesmen, enlarge its boundaries and increase its influence, and thus increase already impending dangers?"
— William H. Seward

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If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, how can we as wise and prudent statesmen, enlarge its boundaries and increase its influence, and thus increase already impending dangers? — William H. Seward

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William H. Seward was a Statesman from United States (1801–1872).

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Who said "If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, ho…"?
This quote is attributed to William H. Seward, a Statesman from United States.
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William H. Seward lived from 1801 – 1872.