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Jefferson Davis
American
Leader
About the author
All we ask is to be let alone.
Jefferson Davis,
American
Leader
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,
American
Leader
#Years
#Day
#War
#Night
#Blind
If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory.
Jefferson Davis,
American
Leader
#Theory
Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.
Jefferson Davis,
American
Leader
#History
#Majority
#Events
Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.
Jefferson Davis,
American
Leader