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Quote from Henry Clay,


"An oppressed people are authorized, whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters."


By:

Henry Clay (more quotes by Henry Clay or books by/about Henry Clay)


(1777-1852) U. S. Senator, Speaker of the House of Representatives

Source:

Speech, 24 March 1818

Categories:

Authority, Oppression, Responsibility, Rights, Slavery

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