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He maintained that there is no such thing as a right of search--no such right in time of war, none in time of peace.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “He maintained that there is no such thing as a right of search--no such right in time of war, none in time of peace.”
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Quincy asserts his belief that no nation has the right to search another's vessels, regardless of the circumstances.
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