All Jefferson Davis Quotes
- All we ask is to be let alone. All
- Tradition usually rests upon something which men did know; history is often the manufacture of the mere liar. History
- To one who loves his country in all its parts, it is natural to rejoice in whatever contributes to the prosperity and honor and marks… All
- A people morally and intellectually equal to self-government must also be equal in self-defence. Defence
- Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty. Haughty
- This war must go on till the last of this generation falls in his tracks, and his children seize his musket and fight our battle,… Acknowledge
- This war all started because them dam yanks wouldnt let us govern ourselves. the south will rise again! All
- Our situation illustrates the American idea that governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to… Abolish
- Let the gentleman go to Revelation to learn the decree of God, let him go to the Bible...I said that slavery was sanctioned in the… Ages
- Were it ever to be proposed again to enter into a Union with such a people, I could no more consent to do it than… Association
- Slavery was established by decree of Almighty God...it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation...it has existed in all ages,… Ages
- I will admit no bond that holds me to a party a day longer than I agree to its principles. When men meet together to… Act
- Whether by the House or by the People, if an Abolitionist be chosen President of the United States, you will have presented to you the… Abolitionist