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> [The firing on that fort will inaugurate a civil war greater than any the world has yet seen…you will lose us every friend at the North. You will wantonly strike a hornet's nest which extends from mountains to ocean. Legions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/the-firing-on-that-fort-will-inaugurate-a-civil-war-greater-than-any/)

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## More by Robert Toombs

> [The day the army of Virginia allows a negro regiment to enter their lines as soldiers they will be degraded, ruined, and disgraced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/the-day-the-army-of-virginia-allows-a-negro-regiment-to-enter-their/)

[Robert Toombs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-toombs/)

> [We can today open wide the history of their administrations and point with pride to every act, and challenge the world to point out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/we-can-today-open-wide-the-history-of-their-administrations-and-point/)

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> [There are courageous and honest men enough in both sections to fight. There is no question of courage involved. The people of both sections…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/there-are-courageous-and-honest-men-enough-in-both-sections-to-fight/)

[Robert Toombs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-toombs/)

> [Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section, or for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/neither-these-statesmen-nor-their-constituents-sought-in-any-way-to/)

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> [The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/the-door-of-conciliation-and-compromise-is-finally-closed-by-our/)

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> [Liberty, in its last analysis, is but the sweat of the poor and the blood of the brave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/liberty-in-its-last-analysis-is-but-the-sweat-of-the-poor-and-the/)

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> [The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/the-basis-the-corner-stone-of-this-government-was-the-perfect/)

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> [This position of this Northern party brought about the troubles of 1850, and the political excitement of 1854.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/this-position-of-this-northern-party-brought-about-the-troubles-of/)

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> [Peace and commerce with foreign nations could be more effectually and cheaply cultivated by a common agent; therefore they gave the Federal Government the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/peace-and-commerce-with-foreign-nations-could-be-more-effectually-and/)

[Robert Toombs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-toombs/)

> [They enlarged the domains of commerce by treaties with all nations, upon the great principle of equal justice to all nations, and special favors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/they-enlarged-the-domains-of-commerce-by-treaties-with-all-nations/)

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> [Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/mr-tyler-acquired-texas-by-voluntary-compact-and-mr-polk-california/)

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> [Those who tell you that the territorial question is an abstraction, that you can never colonize another territory without the African slavetrade, are both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/those-who-tell-you-that-the-territorial-question-is-an-abstraction/)

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> [Mr. President at this time it is suicide, murder, and will lose us every friend at the North. You will wantonly strike a hornet's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/mr-president-at-this-time-it-is-suicide-murder-and-will-lose-us-every/)

[Robert Toombs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-toombs/)

> [They (the Secessionists) appealed to the Constitution, they appealed to justice, they appealed to fraternity, until the Constitution, justice, and fraternity were no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/they-the-secessionists-appealed-to-the-constitution-they-appealed-to/)

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> [Conflicting commercial regulations of the different States shackled and diminished both foreign and domestic trade; hence the power to regulate commerce was conferred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-toombs/conflicting-commercial-regulations-of-the-different-states-shackled/)

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