Quote#Wisdom
Whatever is calculated to weaken or impair the strength of Union,…
Quote bySam Houston · 1793–1863
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: As quoted in Sam Houston (2004), by James Haley, University of Oklahoma Press.
English (original)
Whatever is calculated to weaken or impair the strength of Union, whether originating at the North or the South, whether arising from the incendiary violence of abolitionists, or from the coalition of nullifiers, will never meet with my unqualified approval.
— Sam Houston
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