Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who was a Democ...
At Rest An American Soldier And Defender of the Constitution. Jefferson Davis
At Rest An American Soldier And Defender of the Constitution.
We protest solemnly in the face of mankind, that we desire peace at any sacrifice, save that of honor. Jefferson Davis
We protest solemnly in the face of mankind, that we desire peace at any sacrifice, save that of honor.
Obstacles may retard, but they cannot long prevent the progress of a movement sanctified by its justice, and sustained by a virtuous people . Jefferson Davis
Obstacles may retard, but they cannot long prevent the progress of a movement sanctified by its justice, and sustained by a virtuous people .
Vicksburg is the nail head that holds the South’s two halves together. Jefferson Davis
Vicksburg is the nail head that holds the South’s two halves together.
The past is dead; let it bury its dead, its hopes and its aspirations; before you lies the future-a future full of golden promise. Jefferson Davis
The past is dead; let it bury its dead, its hopes and its aspirations; before you lies the future-a future full of golden promise.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tradition usually rests upon something which men did know; history is often the manufacture of the mere liar. Jefferson Davis
Tradition usually rests upon something which men did know; history is often the manufacture of the mere liar.
The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel. Jefferson Davis
The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel.
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.