Henry Clay Quote

An oppressed people are authorized, whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters.

Speech on the Emancipation of South America, House of Representatives (24 March 1818); The Life and Speeches of the Hon. Henry Clay, vol. I (1857), ed. Daniel Mallory

I. The Emancipation of South America by Henry Clay. America: II. (1818-1865). Vol. IX. Bryan, William Jennings, ed. 1906. The World's Famous Orations[bartleby.com]

An oppressed people are authorized, whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters.

An oppressed people are authorized, whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters.

An oppressed people are authorized, whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters.

An oppressed people are authorized, whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters.