Quote#World
For the good obtained, and yet in store for our race — let us…
Quote byFrances Wright · 1795–1852
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Independence Day speech (1828).
English (original)
for the good obtained, and yet in store for our race — let us rejoice! But let us rejoice as men, not as children — as human beings, rather than as Americans — as reasoning beings, not as ignorants. So shall we rejoice to good purpose and in good feeling; so shall we improve the victory once on this day achieved, until all mankind hold with us the jubilee of independence.
— Frances Wright
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