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America is good enough for us.

— John Sergeant Wise

The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire people, and came to the Virginia colony in the…

— John Sergeant Wise

I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence…

— John Sergeant Wise

It is true, there was no public-school system, and the reason for it was very plain. The wealth of the upper classes enabled them…

— John Sergeant Wise

Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the south of them. They were moved by their affections,…

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In such a condition of affairs, the practical difference between the abolitionist and the sympathizer, to the man who lost his slave and could…

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The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky.

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And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be a good man, a…

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In all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the…

— John Sergeant Wise

In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a…

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Even if my mother had no qualms of conscience concerning ownership of negroes, her sense of duty carried her far beyond the mere supplying…

— John Sergeant Wise

John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.

— John Sergeant Wise