That quote is erroneously attributed to Stephens, but his speech was an extemporaneous stump speech with no written record. Someone gave that quote to a newspaper and they printed it.
You mean people would lie to create propaganda to use against their economic enemies? I'm shocked! Shocked I say!
714 posted on 08/16/2021 12:51:57 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")