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Quotation from Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania by John Dickinson
“He certainly is not a wise man, who folds his arms and reposeth himself at home, seeing with unconcern the flames that have invaded his neighbour's house, without any endeavours to extinguish them.”
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, Letter I (1903 Outlook Company reprint of the 1768 Boston edition, Project Gutenberg text)
The Farmer urges Pennsylvania to take an interest in the suspension of New York's assembly, since the cause of one colony is the cause of all.
Citation: "He certainly is not a wise man, who folds his arms and reposeth himself at home, seeing with unconcern the flames that have invaded his neighbour's house, without any endeavours to extinguish them." — John Dickinson, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, Letter I (1903 Outlook Company reprint of the 1768 Boston edition, Project Gutenberg text). (id letters-from-a-farmer-in-pennsylvania-q1)
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