John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6446 William Lloyd Garrison 1805-1879 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6446 |
| AUTHOR: | William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879) |
| QUOTATION: | The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Resolution adopted by the Antislavery Society, Jan. 27, 1843. |
| Note 1. We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement.—Isaiah xxviii. 15. [back] |