John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4849 John Quiny Adams 1767-1848 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4849 |
| AUTHOR: | John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) |
| QUOTATION: | In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill-will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow-men, not knowing what they do. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter to A. Bronson. July 30, 1838. |
| Note 1. With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.—Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address. [back] |