“I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.” KnowsMenWorldMightBlackBornRegretEqualLateIndependenceSlaveDoctrineDeclarationAlways BelieveI RegretDeclaration Of IndependenceBorn Free Author:Benjamin F. Wade
“I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am not at liberty to travel that road.” MenLibertyPowerTravelCurrentsUnconsciousConsiderationDragFunny TravelPersuasive Author:Benjamin F. Wade
“I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.” MenMayFallCompromiseSenateFalling ApartChamber Author:Benjamin F. Wade
“I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery.” MenSlaveryAmazedFacility Author:Benjamin F. Wade
“Sometimes it leads me even to hesitate whether I am strictly correct in my idea that all men are born to equal rights, for their conduct seems to me to contravene the doctrine.” MenIdeasSometimesSeemsBornRightsEqualDoctrineEqual RightsLeading Me Author:Benjamin F. Wade
