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James Louis Petigru (May 10, 1789 – March 9, 1863) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist, Unionist, and the first president of the South Carolina Historical Society founded in 1855. The quote “South Carolina too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum,” has been widely attributed to Petigru as his opinion after South Carolina's decision to secede from the Union in December 1860.
T-shirt is a Gildan Ultra Cotton shirt with the South Carolina Historical Society's logo on the front, and the text South Carolina is too small for a republic, and too large for an insane asylum - James Louis Petigru written on the back of the shirt. The shirt is navy and is available in small, medium, large, x-large, and XXL.