All we ask is to be let alone.
Meaning of the quote
This quote means that the person speaking, Jefferson Davis, and the people he represents, just want to be left alone and not bothered by others. They don't want anyone to interfere with their lives or tell them what to do. They just want to be free to live their lives in peace without being disturbed.
About Jefferson Davis
Jefferson F. Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. He had a long political career, serving as a U.S. Senator and Secretary of War before the war, and was later imprisoned for his role in the Confederacy’s defeat. His legacy remains controversial, with views on his support for slavery and racism shifting over time.
More quotes from 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.
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
All we ask is to be let alone.
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory.
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865