Quote#Politics & Power
The nation thus situated, and enjoying forest, mineral, and…
Quote byWilliam H. Seward · 1801–1872
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the Admission of California (1850).
English (original)
The nation thus situated, and enjoying forest, mineral, and agricultural resources unequalled, if endowed also with moral energies adequate to the achievement of great enterprises, and favored with a Government adapted to their character and condition, must command the empire of the seas, which alone is real empire.
— William H. Seward
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