John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6123 Rufus Choate 1799-1859 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6123 |
| AUTHOR: | Rufus Choate (1799–1859) |
| QUOTATION: | The courage of New England was the “courage of Conscience.” It did not rise to that insane and awful passion, the love of war for itself. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Address at Ipswich Centennial, 1834. |