Quote#Speech
Men, in a word, must necessarily be controlled, either by a power…
Quote byRobert Charles Winthrop · 1809–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech to the Massachusetts Bible Society (1849-05-28), quoted in Robert Winthrop, Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions, Little, Brown & Co., 1852, p. 172.
English (original)
Men, in a word, must necessarily be controlled, either by a power within them, or by a power without them; either by the Word of God, or by the strong arm of man; either by the Bible, or by the bayonet.
— Robert Charles Winthrop
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