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Now, admit that,--and none of your state rights men can deny it,--admit that, and all the rest follows of course.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “Now, admit that,--and none of your state rights men can deny it,--admit that, and all the rest follows of course.”
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Quincy asserts that acknowledging certain truths is essential for understanding the broader implications of state rights.
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