Excerpt from Response of Hon. John Woodward, Justice Supreme Court, New York State, to the Toast, "the Dutch in Albany and the Dutch in South Africa" At the Dinner of the Albany Society, at Delmonico's, New York City, January 10th, 1900I personally believe that the question now to be settled by the sword strikes deeper than the superficial subterfuge that has asked for its solution would lead us to believe. Let us, however, consider this subject dispassionately-free from prejudice, and impartially. Let not the fact of our descent cause us to look at either side with favor; let not the identityoi blood, nor the similarity of language and of institutions, blind us to the true points at issue here. It is not race, it is not creed-nit is not tongue that shall determine our attitude -it is justice.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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