Quote#Wisdom
Denounce treason and uphold the cause of the Union
Quote byOliver P. Morton · 1823–1877
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: As quoted in Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850–1880: History of Indiana III (1995), by Emma Lou Thornbrough. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, p. 102.
English (original)
Denounce treason and uphold the cause of the Union.
— Oliver P. Morton
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