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Whatever policy we adopt, there must be an energetic prosecution of…

Quote byWilliam H. Seward · 1801–1872

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Memorandum to President Abraham Lincoln (1 April 1861)..

English (original)

Whatever policy we adopt, there must be an energetic prosecution of it. For this purpose it must be somebody's business to pursue and direct it incessantly.

— William H. Seward

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