It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society. — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
This crowd did not diminish through the whole of that cold, wet day; they seemed not to know what was to by their fate… — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
The hopeless grief of those poor colored people affected me more than almost anything else. — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the nation is… — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
On the Avenue in front of the White House were several hundred colored people, mostly women and children, weeping and wailing their loss. This… — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society. — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
