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Tell Mr. Gordon to load himself up on States' Rights before I come.…
Quote byJohn S. Mosby · 1833–1916
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Sam Chapman (August 1907).
English (original)
Tell Mr. Gordon to load himself up on States' Rights before I come. Did he ever read John Baldwin's testimony before the Reconstruction Committee in wch., in answer to a question, Baldwin said that he & all Confederates had committed treason? I say the Confederates who deny they were rebels are ashamed of it. I am proud of it. What's the difference.
— John S. Mosby
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