Carolina QuotesThe individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his Government, deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy of his country and friend to her foe.
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
Source
"Proclamation to the people of Louisiana" from Mobile (21 September 1814).
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- 1814
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“The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called …” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-8F126A43A5. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/8f126a43a5
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