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I hope I shall be prepared for and able to bear it, from the consciousness of my sincerity and of my duty.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “I hope I shall be prepared for and able to bear it, from the consciousness of my sincerity and of my duty.”
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Quincy conveys his resolve to withstand criticism by relying on his sense of duty and sincerity.
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