290 Quotes About Civil-war




  • Author James Thomas Kesterson Jr
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    Freeing the slaves was a strategic military plan implemented to persuade the millions of slaves in the south to rise up and help the north defeat the south who wanted to secede from the U.S. because they, like the British colonist before them, were being taxed and treated unfairly by tyrants in the U.S. government.

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  • Author Hélène A. Guerber
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    We are told that in the course of this interview Stephens, seeing Lincoln not willing to grant the terms he asked, urged that even Charles I made certain concessions. To this...Lincoln answered: "I am not strong history; I depend mainly on Secretary Seward for that. All I remember of Charles is that he lost his head.

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  • Author Hélène A. Guerber
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    We are told that in the course of this interview Stephens, seeing Lincoln not willing to grant the terms he asked, urged that even Charles I made certain concessions. To this...Lincoln answered: "I am not strong on history; I depend mainly on Secretary Seward for that. All I remember of Charles is that he lost his head.

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