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That is the way things are settled between individuals,--'If you said so, why, I said so,'--and thus the dispute is amicably settled.
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Josiah Quincy
Federalist · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He draws a parallel between personal and national disputes, suggesting that resolutions often follow similar patterns.

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