Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who was a Democ...
The contest is not over, the strife is not ended. It has only entered upon a new and enlarged arena. Jefferson Davis
The contest is not over, the strife is not ended. It has only entered upon a new and enlarged arena.
All we ask is to be let alone. Jefferson Davis
All we ask is to be let alone.
African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing. Jefferson Davis
African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.
Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule. Jefferson Davis
Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.
A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever. Jefferson Davis
A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever.
I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came. Jefferson Davis
I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.
It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United States. Jefferson Davis
It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United States.
At Rest An American Soldier And Defender of the Constitution. Jefferson Davis
At Rest An American Soldier And Defender of the Constitution.
A people morally and intellectually equal to self-government must also be equal in self-defence. Jefferson Davis
A people morally and intellectually equal to self-government must also be equal in self-defence.
Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance. Jefferson Davis
Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.
Let men not ask what the law requires, but give whatever freedom demands. Jefferson Davis
Let men not ask what the law requires, but give whatever freedom demands.
Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty. Jefferson Davis
Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.