Unsourced variants: Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God, and I shall never pay a penny of this unjust claim.
Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God, and I shall never pay a penny of this unjust fine. (Susan B. Anthony)

Unsourced variants: Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God, and I shall never pay a penny of this unjust claim. Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God, and I shall never pay a penny of this unjust fine.

Susan B. Anthony

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