Civil war Quote by G. Edward Griffin

[...] it is generally accepted that the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. That, at best, is a half-truth. Slavery was…

— G. Edward Griffin

The question of what actually caused the Civil War is secondary to the result of the Civil War, which is that after the war…

— Corey Stewart

“In the 1800s, the United States was divided over the issue of slavery. The North wanted the country to end all slavery. But the…

— Mary Pope Osborne

The Civil War was about a lot of things, but the core of it was slavery. That was the original sin.

— John Fund

Every country ended slavery without civil war; US could have.

— Ron Paul

I didn't know enough about the Civil War or its lingering effects as we all should. It's really easy to think that the Civil…

— Bryce Pinkham

It was necessary to put the South at a moral disadvantage by transforming the contest from a war waged against states fighting for their…

— Woodrow Wilson

Some people cling to the belief that the Civil War was fought over states' rights. But history is not on their side. We cannot…

— Roy Cooper

Slavery remained in the Deep South by other names - in prison programs with charges over nothing and eternal debt that threatened every African-American…

— David Swanson

The Civil War ravaged the Southern states, while leaving the North untouched.

— Eustace Mullins

There is no time in American history in which there was more economic conflict between segments of the population than there was prior to…

— G. Edward Griffin

I can't say with certainty that slavery would have ended more quickly and more completely if the South had been allowed to leave and…

— David Swanson