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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis
American Leader
Born: Jun 3, 1808
Died: Dec 6, 1889
Confederacy Constitution Ever People Progress Property
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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
War Day Mad Ourselves Would Prevent Could Blind Govern Came Years North Us Worked Twelve Let Us Night
Slavery existed before the formation of this Union. It derived from the Constitution that recognition which it would not have enjoyed without the confederation. If the States had not united together, there would have been no obligation on adjoining States to regard any species of property unknown to themselves. Jefferson Davis
Property Constitution Together Obligation Before Unknown States Recognition Would Had Without Been Existed Confederation Any Regard Formation Which Themselves Derived Union United Species Enjoyed Slavery
Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty. Jefferson Davis
Humble Haughty Never
A people morally and intellectually equal to self-government must also be equal in self-defence. Jefferson Davis
People Must Morally Self-Defence Equal Also Self-Government Intellectually
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
Property Constitution States Recognized Compromises Throughout Southern Southern States Should United United States Slave
Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule. Jefferson Davis
History Events Rule Neither Majority Nor Did Current Current Events Show Ever
The right solemnly proclaimed at the birth of the States, and which has been affirmed and reaffirmed in the bills of rights of the States subsequently admitted into the Union of 1789, undeniably recognizes in the people the power to resume the authority delegated for the purposes of Government. Jefferson Davis
Government Rights People Resume Power Birth States Has-Been Admitted Purposes Been Authority Subsequently Which Proclaimed Union Bills Right
To one who loves his country in all its parts, it is natural to rejoice in whatever contributes to the prosperity and honor and marks the stability and progress of any portion of its people. Jefferson Davis
Natural People Progress Prosperity Honor Country Whatever Marks Parts His Stability Any Loves Who Portion Rejoice
All we ask is to be let alone. Jefferson Davis
Alone Ask
Every one must understand that, whatever be the evil of slavery, it is not increased by its diffusion. Every one familiar with it knows that it is in proportion to its sparseness that it becomes less objectionable. Wherever there is an immediate connexion between the master and slave, whatever there is of harshness in the system is diminished. Jefferson Davis
Evil Master Whatever Every Diffusion Increased Immediate Harshness Diminished System Must Objectionable Proportion Between Knows Understand Becomes Familiar Wherever Less Slave Slavery
To increase the power, develop the resources and promote the happiness of a Confederacy, it is requisite there should be so much of homogeneity that the welfare of every portion would be the aim of the whole. Jefferson Davis
Happiness Welfare Power Every Increase Aim Resources Would Would-Be Promote Develop Confederacy Much Should Requisite Whole Portion Homogeneity

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