Josiah Quincy Quote

As it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitely to prepare for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must.

speech, 14 January 1811, in Abridgement of Debates of Congress vol. 4

As it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitely to prepare for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must.

As it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitely to prepare for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must.

As it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitely to prepare for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must.

As it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitely to prepare for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must.