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A confederacy of sovereign states, formed by the free consent of all,…
Quote byRobert Y. Hayne · 1791–1839
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Robert Hayne, inaugural address as governor of South Carolina, regarding the nullification crisis, prob. December 1832, as repr. in 1833, poss. in January, via Library of Congress,(LCCN link).
English (original)
A confederacy of sovereign states, formed by the free consent of all, cannot possibly be held together, by any other tie than mutual sympathies and common interest
— Robert Y. Hayne
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