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Quotation from Second Inaugural Address by James Madison
“The sword was scarcely out of the scabbard before the enemy was apprised of the reasonable terms on which it would be resheathed”
Second Inaugural Address, Inaugural address (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Madison's claim that peace was offered almost as soon as war began.
Citation: "The sword was scarcely out of the scabbard before the enemy was apprised of the reasonable terms on which it would be resheathed" — James Madison, Second Inaugural Address, Inaugural address (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id madison-second-inaugural-address-q7)
