“We were raised Methodists,” Sue said. “But we converted to the Confederacy. There wasn’t time for both.” “War is hell,” Ed deadpanned.… — Tony Horwitz Copy Share Image
Propaganda is a weapon that the Confederacy wields best, and wields heaviest. It is their hammer. And when all you have is… — Jeff Grubb Copy Share Image
I think slavery was an awful, awful period in our history, but when I look at what's become of black culture since… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
“Netherton was looking at the oversized bronze head of a bearded man, its neck having been crudely severed from whatever figure it… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
From infancy, I had been accustomed to hear pro and con discussions of slavery and the American Civil War. Although the British… — Emmeline Pankhurst Copy Share Image
“We’re not part of the Confederacy anymore, either. There’s as many crooks trying to run the south as there are in the… — Keith R. Baker Copy Share Image
“The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought to tear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow… — Mitch Landrieu Copy Share Image
“Tyranny flourishes in those societies that reject the Reformed Faith. Tyranny is squelched and liberty flourishes in those societies that embrace the… — Joseph C. Morecraft III Copy Share Image
“Many also forget that the international campaign in solidarity with the Union under the Lincoln presidency rallied at a time when it… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The triumph of the Confederacy... would be a victory for the powers of evil which would give courage to the enemies of… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“Whatever the reason for enlisting, by 1865 the Union had sworn in 2,128,948 men, approximately one-third of the military-age male population of… — Allen C. Guelzo Copy Share Image
I tell our sisters in the South that so far as Tennessee is concerned she will not be dragged into a Southern… — Andrew Johnson Copy Share Image
Southern states in the confederacy were not ready to give up their fight to secede or give up their way of life,… — Corrine Brown Copy Share Image
“Instead of revering a four-year brief historical aberration that was called the Confederacy we can celebrate all 300 years of our rich,… — Mitch Landrieu Copy Share Image
Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section,… — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
The idea of aerial military surveillance dates back to the Civil War, when both the Union and the Confederacy used hot-air balloons… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image