John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5390 Henry Clay 1777-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5390 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Clay (1777–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, “Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech, 1813. |
| Note 1. See Quincy, Quotation 1. [back] |