If in other lands it be high treason to compass the death of the…

If in other lands it be high treason to compass the death of the king, it shall be counted no less a crime here to strangle our sovereign power and stifle its voice.

James A. Garfield

Inaugural Address of James A. Garfield · 1881

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Garfield, James A. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1881, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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