Quote#Self
America stands armed with resolution and virtue; but she still…
Quote byMercy Otis Warren · 1728–1814
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Catherine Macaulay,.
English (original)
America stands armed with resolution and virtue; but she still recoils at the idea of drawing the sword against the nation from whom she derived her origin. Yet Britain, like an unnatural parent, is ready to plunge her dagger into the bosom of her affectionate offspring.
— Mercy Otis Warren
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