All Jefferson Davis Quotes
- Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance. Apologizing
- Your little army, derided for its want of arms, derided for its lack of all the essential material of war, has met the grand army… All
- The war...must go on till the last man of this generation falls in his tracks...unless you acknowledge our right to self-government. We are not fighting… Acknowledge
- Without doing injustice to the living, it may safely be asserted that our loss is irreparable; and that among the shining hosts of the great… Among
- For an enemy so relentless in the war for our subjugation, we could not be expected to mourn; yet, in view of its political consequences,… Civil War
- If you will not have it thus: if in the pride of power, if in contempt of reason and reliance upon force, you say we… Civil War
- God forbid that the day should ever come when to be true to my constituents is to be hostile to the Union. Constituents
- Let the gentleman go to Revelation to learn the decree of God - let him go to the Bible. . . . I said that… Age
- Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule. Current
- I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let… Blind
- If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory. Confederacy
- Slavery existed before the formation of this Union. It derived from the Constitution that recognition which it would not have enjoyed without the confederation. If… Adjoining
- It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United… Compromise
- Every one must understand that, whatever be the evil of slavery, it is not increased by its diffusion. Every one familiar with it knows that… Becomes
- It is not differences of opinion; it is geographical lines, rivers, and mountains which divide State from State, and make different nations of mankind. Differences
- 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