The union of America is the foundation-stone of her independence; the rock on which it is built; and is something so sacred in her constitution, that we ought to watch every word we speak, and every thought we think, that we injure it not, even by mistake.
From "The American Crisis," this emphasizes the critical and sacred role of national unity for independence.
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