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I shall defer my visit to Faneuil Hall, the cradle of American liberty, until its doors shall fly open on golden hinges to lovers of Union as well as lovers of liberty.
I shall defer my visit to Faneuil Hall, the cradle of American liberty, until its doors shall fly open on golden hinges to lovers of Union as well as lovers of liberty.
Approximate author period: c. 1817 AD · industrial
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- Author or tradition
- Daniel Webster
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- Approximate author period: c. 1817 AD · industrial
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- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
Letter, April, 1851.
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