Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “The cry has been that when war is declared, all opposition should therefore be hushed. A sentiment more unworthy of a free country could hardly be propagated. If the doctrine be admitted, rulers have only to declare war and they are screened at once from scrutiny.” ~ William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) American Unitarian preacherSource: Life, 1848