"As a Senator I am opposed to duelling.……" — Benjamin F. Wade
"As a Senator I am opposed to duelling. As Ben. Wade, I recognize the code."
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Benjamin F. Wade
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17 Quotes by Benjamin F. Wade
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I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but…
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Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.
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I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.
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I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery.
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Sometimes it leads me even to hesitate whether I am strictly correct in my idea that all men are born…
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I know how easy it is for some minds to glide along with the current of popular opinion, where influence,…
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I am not unaware how unpopular on this floor are the sentiments I am about to advocate.
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I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and…
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The humiliation of the North is complete and overwhelming.
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But, sir, I shall take the path of duty and shall not swerve from it.
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I do not pretend to know precisely what is on foot there; but I think it pretty evident that there…
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If a man carries his horse out of a slave State into a free one, be does not lose his…
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