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title: "15 Secede Quotes by 13 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Secede quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Secede sayings and thoughts."
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> [John Calhoun, if you secede from my nation I will secede your head from the rest of your body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-jackson/john-calhoun-if-you-secede-from-my-nation-i-will-secede-your-head/)

[Andrew Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-jackson/)

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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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> [You can’t convince me that the Founding Fathers wouldn’t allow you to secede.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-beck/you-can-t-convince-me-that-the-founding-fathers-wouldn-t-allow-you-to/)

[Glenn Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-beck/)

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> [...our state will not...secede. Have no doubt but Lincoln will make a good president - at least we ought to give him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/our-state-will-not-secede-have-no-doubt-but-lincoln-will-make-a-good/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I would SERIOUSLY consider moving to Texas if it would secede from the union and re-form as The Republic of Texas. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-boortz/i-would-seriously-consider-moving-to-texas-if-it-would-secede-from/)

[Neal Boortz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-boortz/)

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> [To survive, the people in neighborhoods are going to have to secede.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-hess/to-survive-the-people-in-neighborhoods-are-going-to-have-to-secede/)

[Karl Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-hess/)

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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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> [If Lincoln's primary goal in the War was not the abolition of slavery but simply to preserve the Union, the question arises:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/if-lincoln-s-primary-goal-in-the-war-was-not-the-abolition-of-slavery/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

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> [To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you go to war with the United States,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-houston/to-secede-from-the-union-and-set-up-another-government-would-cause-2/)

[Sam Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-houston/)

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> [And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-gregory/and-we-love-to-dance-especially-that-new-one-called-the-civil-war/)

[Dick Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-gregory/)

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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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> [I’ve spent too many years explaining who and what I am repeatedly, so as of this moment I officially secede from both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-hayden-taylor/i-ve-spent-too-many-years-explaining-who-and-what-i-am-repeatedly-so/)

[Drew Hayden Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-hayden-taylor/)

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> [If protesting against having a nuclear bomb implanted in my brain is anti-Hindu and anti-national, then I secede. I hereby declare myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-roy/if-protesting-against-having-a-nuclear-bomb-implanted-in-my-brain-is/)

[Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-roy/)

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> [To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you go to war with the United States,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-houston/to-secede-from-the-union-and-set-up-another-government-would-cause/)

[Sam Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-houston/)

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> [I think it's more likely that we can make positive changes happen on environment and military issues if states begin to secede.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-swanson/i-think-it-s-more-likely-that-we-can-make-positive-changes-happen-on/)

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

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                        "text": "I’ve spent too many years explaining who and what I am repeatedly, so as of this moment I officially secede from both races. I plan to start my own separate nation. Because I am half Ojibway and half Caucasian, we will be called the Occasions. And of course, since I’m founding the new nation, I will be a Special Occasion.",
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                        "text": "If protesting against having a nuclear bomb implanted in my brain is anti-Hindu and anti-national, then I secede. I hereby declare myself an independent, mobile republic. I am a citizen of the earth. I own no territory. I have no flag. My policies are simple. I'm willing to sign any nuclear non-proliferation treaty or nuclear test ban treaty that's going. Immigrants are welcome. You can help me design our flag.",
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