John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5504 Daniel Webster 1782-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5504 |
| AUTHOR: | Daniel Webster (1782–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Eulogy on Adams and Jefferson, Aug. 2, 1826. P. 133. |
| Note 1. Mr. Adams, describing a conversation with Jonathan Sewall in 1774, says: “I answered that the die was now cast; I had passed the Rubicon. Swim or sink, live or die, survive or perish with my country was my unalterable determination.”—John Adams: Works, vol. iv. p. 8. Live or die, sink or swim.—George Peele: Edward I. (1584?). [back] |