The voices of your forefathers, founders of your social compact, calling from their graves, command you to this duty; and I deem it, as your representative, a tacit and standing instruction from you to perform, as far as may be my ability, that part of your constitutional duty for you.
Quincy emphasizes the duty of citizens to honor their ancestors and fulfill their responsibilities in governance.
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