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If that is to be the avowed opinion of this committee, in God's name let my constituents know it!
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “If that is to be the avowed opinion of this committee, in God's name let my constituents know it!”
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Quincy demands transparency from the committee regarding their stance on the war with Mexico.
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