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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 4850 |
| AUTHOR: | John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) |
| QUOTATION: | This hand, to tyrants ever sworn the foe, For Freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace in Freedom’s hallowed shade. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Written in an Album, 1842. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. See Sidney, Quotation 1. See Also: John Quincy Adams: Inaugural Address [back] |
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