Power concedes nothing without
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Frederick Douglass
Slavery In America
There is in fact
There is in fact a manly and legitimate passion for equality that spurs all men to wish to be strong and esteemed. This passion tends to elevate the lesser to the rank of the greater. But one also finds in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to want to … Read more
Its foundations are laid,
Its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery . . . is his natural and normal condition. Alexander H. Stephens
Both read the same
Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. Abraham Lincoln
One section of our
One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended. Abraham Lincoln
If any should be
If any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly, those who desire it for others Abraham Lincoln
Without slavery the rebellion
Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue. Abraham Lincoln
The world has never
The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. Abraham Lincoln
If I could save
If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it. Abraham Lincoln
We all declare for
We all declare for liberty, but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. Abraham Lincoln