Josiah Quincy: “Never, never was amalgamation so preposterous and absurd as that of…”

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Never, never was amalgamation so preposterous and absurd as that of nullification and democracy.

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Quincy argues against the absurdity of combining nullification with democratic ideals.

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Josiah Quincy: “Never, never was amalgamation so preposterous and absurd as that of nullification and democracy.”