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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4849 John Quiny Adams 1767-1848 John Bartlett

NUMBER: 4849
AUTHOR: John Quincy Adams (1767–1848)
QUOTATION: In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill-will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow-men, not knowing what they do. 1
ATTRIBUTION: Letter to A. Bronson. July 30, 1838.
Note 1. With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.—Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address. [back]