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No, sir; never shall my voice be for going to war upon that issue.
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Quincy firmly states his opposition to going to war over the issue at hand.
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I have no doubt our citizens will rally a second time round the standard of Common Sense.
Rather than live otherwise, I would wish to die before my time.
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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