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- Life processes take place in an aqueous medium. All organisms are composed mostly of water, whether they dwell in the oceans, lakes, and rivers, or…
- My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the…
- I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we…
- With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make…
- There is a terrible war coming, and these young men who have never seen war cannot wait for it to happen, but I tell you,…
- We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to pray…
- Shake off those gloomy feelings. Drive them away. Fix your mind and pleasures upon what is before you.All is bright if you will think it…
- While we see the Course of the final abolition of human Slavery is onward, & we give it the aid of our prayers & all…
- We have only one rule here - to act like a gentleman at all times.
- So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that Slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the…
- They do not know what they say. If it came to a conflict of arms, the war will last at least four years. Northern politicians…
- We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to…
- Keep steady in the view of the great principles for which you contend. The safety of your homes and the lives of all you hold…
- All this has been my fault.
- I have thought from the time of the cessation of the hostilities, that silence and patience on the part of the South was the true…
- Remember, we are all one country now. Dismiss from your mind all sectional feeling, and bring them up to be Americans.
- All I ever wanted was a Virginia farm, no end of cream and fresh butter and fried chicken - not one fried chicken, or two,…
- Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!
- I endeavored to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all his mercies to me, for his preservation of me through all the dangers I…
- All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government as originally…
- Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place.…
- Everyone should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place in history and…
- The consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of ruin…
- All military history records the triumphs of discipline and courage far more frequently than numbers and resources.
- I am of the opinion that all who can should vote for the most intelligent, honest, and conscientious men eligible to office, irrespective of former…
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