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“Military glory, — that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood.”
Provenance
- Source:
- Speech in the United States House of Representatives opposing the Mexican war (12 January 1848)
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 4dac6b2232a7486de1bc25b2f15a6dc3933b9ab71dadacdfabc2cea50889d215
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