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title: "4 Right Secede Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [If the States do not have the right to secede, then they have no rights at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/if-the-states-do-not-have-the-right-to-secede-then-they-have-no/)

[Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/)

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> [California, like anywhere else on Earth, should have the right to secede whether the United States likes it or not. The preferences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-swanson/california-like-anywhere-else-on-earth-should-have-the-right-to/)

[David Swanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-swanson/)

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> [If the Constitution is a compact, then the States have a right to secede.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-story/if-the-constitution-is-a-compact-then-the-states-have-a-right-to/)

[Joseph Story](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-story/)

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> [A team of British lawyers has now concluded that the Declaration of Independence was illegal, and the American colonies had no right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/a-team-of-british-lawyers-has-now-concluded-that-the-declaration-of/)

[Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/)

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