Quote#Wisdom
Our cause is just, Our union is perfect
Quote byJohn Dickinson · 1732–1808
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: 1775, Declaration on Taking Up Arms, also quoted on The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, p. 127.
English (original)
Our cause is just, Our union is perfect.
— John Dickinson
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