"Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in a proper posture of defense."
— Edward Rutledge

January 1, 1970

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Politicians from South CarolinaFounding Fathers of the United States of AmericaPeople from CharlestonFederalist Party (United States) politiciansActivists from South Carolina
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As quoted in John and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina (1997) by James Haw, p. 269