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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 26 quotes by Robert Toombs Robert Toombs Robert Augustus Toombs (July 2, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American and Confederate political leader, Whig Party senator from Georgia, a founding father of the Confederacy, its first Secretary of State, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War of 1861-1865. He feuded bitterly with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. According to Jacob S. Clawson, he was "a bullish politician whose blend of acerbic wit, fiery... Read full biography of Robert Toombs → 1 2 Ctrl → We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear... → 0 We can today open wide the history of their administrations and point with pride to every act, and challenge the world to point out a single act... → 0 The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it. 0 There were thousands of abolitionists who were free traders. 0 Peace and commerce with foreign nations could be more effectually and cheaply cultivated by a common agent; therefore they gave the Federal... → 0 The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and... → 0 With these vast advantages, ordinary and extraordinary, one would have supposed the North would have been content, and would have at least respected... → 0 The North understand it better - they have told us for twenty years that their object was to pen up slavery within its present limits - surround it... → 0 Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours. 0 In 1790 we had less than eight hundred thousand slaves. Under our mild and humane administration of the system they have increased above four... → 0 When we acquired California and New- Mexico this party, scorning all compromises and all concessions, demanded that slavery should be forever... → 0 Conflicting commercial regulations of the different States shackled and diminished both foreign and domestic trade; hence the power to regulate... → 0 They all agree, they are all unanimous in Congress, in the States, on the rostrum, in the sanctuary - everywhere they declare that slavery shall not... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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