Quote#Death
America will not die. As the time demands them, great men will…
Quote byCharles E. Nash · 1844–1913
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech to the U.S. House of Representatives (1876), As quoted in Congressional Record, House, 44th Cong., 1st sess. (7 June 1876): p. 3,669.
English (original)
America will not die. As the time demands them, great men will appear, and by their combined efforts render liberty and happiness more secure. The people will be ready and answer in every emergency that may arise.
— Charles E. Nash
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Good Christian People, I have not come here to preach a sermon; I have come here to die.
