What began as a bitter dispute over Union and States' Rights, ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America.… — Bruce Catton Copy Share Image
“That was when I realized we weren’t born to be slaves. It was ignorant for any man to think he could be… — Jay Grewal Copy Share Image
Stand by General Burnside as you have stood by me and all will be well. — George B. McClellan Copy Share Image
If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan,… — Alcee Hastings Copy Share Image
Whatever the reasons may be, I was very much affected by events of the 1930s - the Spanish Civil War, for example,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
“I tell you, Colonel, we got to win this war. What will happen, do you think, if we lose? Do you think… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
When you come to Montgomery, you see fifty-nine monuments and memorials, all about the Civil War, all about Confederate leaders and generals.… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
Well, it's an ancestral tribe. These were immigrants from north of Germany who came here about the time of the Civil War,… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I used to have nightmares about the civil war when I got to England at ages 14 to 15. It took me… — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Our Southern brethren have done grievously, they have rebelled and have attacked their father's house and their loyal brothers. They must be… — Robert Anderson Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wish eastern Congo could suffer an earthquake or a tsunami, so that it might finally get the attention it needs.… — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
“The historical periods I like to learn about aren’t so much costume dramas as slasher flicks. The French Revolution is a favorite… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
Its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that… — Alexander H. Stephens Copy Share Image
I deny the right of Congress to force a slaveholding State upon an unwilling people. I deny their right to force a… — Stephen A. Douglas Copy Share Image
I have members of my immediate family, and my wife's immediate family, who voted for Donald Trump, and now there's this gulf… — Steve Erickson Copy Share Image
'Civil War' was such a whirlwind, and I didn't really know what was going on. I was thrown into the deep end. — Tom Holland Copy Share Image
The first slap-jack given me for dinner was a cake of flour, partially fried in a pan of fat bacon. I nibbled… — James Smith Copy Share Image
If you want to know where you would have stood on slavery before the Civil War, don’t look at where you stand… — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
Something often neglected in popular accounts of the Wild West is the extent to which its dramas were colored by the politics… — Gary Krist Copy Share Image
I think you can go back in history and look at what the effect in Asia and the world was of a… — Dennis C. Blair Copy Share Image
Before the civil war, Pottibakia was a normal member of the Comity of Nations. She erected tariff walls, broke treaties, persecuted minorities,… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
