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Where is it written in the Constitution, in what article or section is it contained, that you may take children from their parents, and parents from their children, and compel them to fight the battles of any war in which the folly or the wickedness of government may engage it?   Webster, Daniel

Source: Representative DANIEL WEBSTER, remarks in the House, December 9, 1814.The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster, vol. 14, p. 61 . · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 October 24, 1852) was a United States Senator and Secretary of State. Famed for his ability as an orator, Webster was one of the most important figures in the Second Party System from the 1820s to the 1850s. Like Henry Clay, he had a predisposition to finding compromises marked by a passionate patriotic devotion to the Union.

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