E. W. Howe Quotes
Indignation does no good unless it is backed with a club of sufficient size to awe the opposition.
Howe, E. W. Country Town Sayings. Crane & Company, 1911.
This was the group that decided who was to be executed in the Reign of Terror
Stalin did not want any political opposition with its own militia. American gun control opponents often cite this quotation to show that in Russia, Stalin achieved dictatorial power by disarming the population in general and only allowing government officials to have guns. They argue that even Stalin could not have tyrannized the entire Soviet Union if every citizen had the right to bear arms as provided for by the Second Amendment.
Clay in his speech gave credit for the sentiment to Josiah Quincy
Edgar Watson Howe, was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W. Howe's Monthly. Howe was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials.
