John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6178 William Henry Seward 1801-1872 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6178 |
| AUTHOR: | William Henry Seward (1801–1872) |
| QUOTATION: | The Constitution devotes the national domain to union, to justice, to defence, to welfare and to liberty. But there is a higher law than the Constitution. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech, March 11, 1850. |