That taxes may be the ostensible cause is true, but that they are the… — Henry Knox

That taxes may be the ostensible cause is true, but that they are the true cause is as far remote from truth as light from darkness.

Henry KnoxSoldier · American · 1750 – 1806

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Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice. — Elihu Root
Truth never damages a cause that is just. — Mohandas Gandhi
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love. — George Bernard Shaw
The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect. — Henry Knox
Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failure, and civil war without a prospect of its termination. — Henry Knox
Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events. — Henry Knox