Quote#Politics & Power
As though there were a tie
Quote byJohn Trumbull · 1750–1831
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: McFingal (1775-1782), Canto ii, line 121..
English (original)
As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?
— John Trumbull
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