I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.
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We certainly cannot have any further political connection with the Whigs of the South; they have rendered such connection impossible. An impassable gulf separates us, and must here-after separate us.Benjamin F. Wade
I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.
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Sometimes it leads me even to hesitate whether I am strictly correct in my idea that all men are born to equal rights, for their conduct seems to me to contravene the doctrine.
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But, sir, I shall take the path of duty and shall not swerve from it.
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The humiliation of the North is complete and overwhelming.
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