On the record
If war must come--if the bayonet must be used to maintain the Constitution--I can say before God, my conscience is clear.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “If war must come--if the bayonet must be used to maintain the Constitution--I can say before God, my conscience is…”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson expresses a moral stance on the necessity of war in defense of the Constitution.
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