All Benjamin F. Wade Quotes
- I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am not at liberty… Along
- Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere. Anywhere
- I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men. Any
- I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery. Amazed
- Sometimes it leads me even to hesitate whether I am strictly correct in my idea that all men are born to equal rights, for their… All
- I know how easy it is for some minds to glide along with the current of popular opinion, where influence, respectability, and all those motives… All
- I am not unaware how unpopular on this floor are the sentiments I am about to advocate. Advocate
- I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it… All
- The humiliation of the North is complete and overwhelming. Complete
- As a Senator I am opposed to duelling. As Ben. Wade, I recognize the code. Ben
- But, sir, I shall take the path of duty and shall not swerve from it. Duty
- I do not pretend to know precisely what is on foot there; but I think it pretty evident that there is a very free communication… Body
- If a man carries his horse out of a slave State into a free one, be does not lose his property interest in him; but… Carries
- To morrow, I believe, is to be an eclipse of the sun, and I think it perfectly meet and proper that the sun in the… Believe
- We certainly cannot have any further political connection with the Whigs of the South; they have rendered such connection impossible. An impassable gulf separates us,… Any
- Well, what are you going to do about it? Going
- You can never conquer us, we will die first. Conquer