Friday, November 19, 2021

An Able Address Against Conscription


Editor’s Note: This speech was delivered in 1917 and was published in the September issue of Watson’s Magazine.

Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: Deeply impressed with the gravity of this occasion, and an earnest desire to preserve the liberties of my people and our common country, I beg to submit, that —

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States says:

“Congress shall make no law abridging…the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

In pursuance of our rights, we who are here assembled, declare.

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