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At Rest An American Soldier And Defender of the Constitution.
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The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her…
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Our government is an agency of delegated and strictly limited powers. Its founders did not look to its preservation by force; but…
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African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.
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If slavery be a sin, it is not yours. It does not rest on your action for its origin, on your consent…
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Secession belongs to a different class of remedies. It is to be justified upon the basis that the States are Sovereign. There…
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Sir, it is true that republics have often been cradled in war, but more often they have met with a grave in…
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Governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them…
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I cannot consistently, with self respect, do other than I have, namely, to deliberately violate an act which seems to me to…
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Courage is the mother of all virtues because without it, you cannot consistently perform the others.
— Aristotle
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We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.
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In an era when information can be sent instantaneously anywhere, it is utterly nonsensical that our Nation's police, the fire, and EMS…
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Finally, gentleman, from the considerations above mentioned, as I cannot consistently with my own honor, nor with utility to my country, considering…
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The cause of Peace has had my share of efforts, taking the ultra non-resistance ground - that a Christian cannot consistently uphold,…
— Lucretia Mott
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I will admit no bond that holds me to a party a day longer than I agree to its principles. When men…
— Jefferson Davis
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