| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 4641 |
| AUTHOR: | Josiah Quincy (17441775) |
| QUOTATION: | Blandishments will not fascinate us, nor will threats of a halter intimidate. For, under God, we are determined that wheresoever, whensoever, or howsoever we shall be called to make our exit, we will die free men. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Observations on the Boston Port Bill, 1774. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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