They universally considered it as a reproach fastened upon them by the unnatural step-mother country; and they saw that, before the principles of the Declaration of Independence, slavery, in common with every other mode of oppression, was destined sooner or later to be banished from the earth.
Quincy conveys the perspective of Southern patriots who viewed slavery as a shame imposed by their colonial past.
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The pride of Britain itself must bend to the course of events.
This rendered it more unavoidable that the remainder of the continent should ultimately be ours.
Have we not tamely submitted for years to the daily violation of the freedom of the post-office and of the press by a committee of seal-breakers?
With a tolerable share of common sense, I hope, in America, to be independent and free.
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