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Former President of the Confederate States of America

Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Born on June 3, 1808, in Kentucky, he was a soldier, politician, and statesman who played a significant role in American history. Davis served as a soldier in the U.S. Army before entering politics and becoming a member of the Democratic Party. He was appointed Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce and later became the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Davis is a controversial figure in American history, with his leadership during the Civil War being both praised and criticized.

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Famous Jefferson Davis Quotes

“Sir, it is true that republics have often been cradled in war, but more often they have met with a grave in that cradle. Peace is the interest, the policy, the nature of a popular Government. War may bring benefits to a few, but privation and loss are the lot of the many. An appeal to arms should be the last resort, and only by national rights or national honor can it be justified.”

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Book:The rise and fall of the Confederate Government

Source: The rise and fall of the Confederate Government

“If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory.”

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“It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United States.”

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“God forbid that the day should ever come when to be true to my constituents is to be hostile to the Union.”

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Book:Speeches of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi: delivered during the summer of 1858

Source: Speeches of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi: delivered during the summer of 1858