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But it manifested the spirit by which they were animated; and, sir, is that spirit to be charged here, in this hall where we are sitting, as being 'discreditable' to our country's name?
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “But it manifested the spirit by which they were animated; and, sir, is that spirit to be charged here, in this hall…”
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Quincy defends the spirit of women's political activism during a time when it was often criticized.
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