| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 1407 |
| QUOTATION: | When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | quoted in letter, Aug. 6, 1775, by painter John Singleton Copley on the subject of the American Revolution. British proverb. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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