William Winwood Reade (1838–1875) British historian
Source: The Martyrdom of Man (1872), Chapter IV, "Intellect"
“The eyes of all America are upon us, as we play our part in posterity will bless or curse us.”
Knox on the Declaration of Independence. Reported in David McCullough, 1776 (2005), p. 83.
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