Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Franklin Pierce Quotes Click here for Franklin Pierce quotes The Expatriation of Franklin Pierce: The Story of a President and the Civil War "I have never believed that actual disruption of the Union can occur without blood; and if, through the madness of Northern Abolitionists, that dire calamity must come, the fighting will not be along Mason's and Dixon's line merely." "A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist without parties." "I believe that involuntary servitude, as it exists in different States of this Confederacy, is recognized by the Constitution. I believe that it stands like any other admitted right, and that the States where it exists are entitled to efficient remedies to enforce the constitutional provisions." "I wish I could indulge higher hope for the future of our country, but the aspect of any vision is fearfully dark and I cannot make it otherwise." "With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are
entwined."
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