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“The anti-slavery party contend that slavery is wrong in itself, and the Government is a consolidated national democracy. We of the South contend that slavery is right, and that this is a confederate Republic of sovereign States.”

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Laurence M. Keitt

Laurence M. Keitt was a notable politician in the United States during the 19th century, serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He was a staunch advocate for states' rights and played a significant role in the secession movement that preceded the American Civil War. Keitt passed away on June 2, 1864. more

“In all social systems there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect and but little skill. Its requisites are vigor, docility, fidelity. Such a class you must have, or you would not have that other class which leads progress, civilization, and refinement.”

Littles Order Social Class Progress Duty Civilization Skills Lows Intellect Fidelity Vigor Refinement Drudgery Social Systems

Book:Selections from the Letters and Speeches of the Hon. James H. Hammond: Of South Carolina

Source: Selections from the Letters and Speeches of the Hon. James H. Hammond: Of South Carolina

“If there is no God, everything is permitted.”

Ifs God Atheism There Is No God

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“We are the puzzle pieces who seldom fit with other puzzle pieces. We inhabit singledom as our natural resting state...Secretly, we are romantics, romantics of the highest order. We want a miracle. Out of millions we have to find the one who will understand. For the quirkyalone, there is no patience for dating just for the sake of not being alone. On a fine but by no means transcendent date, we dream of going home to watch television. We would prfer to be alone with our own thoughts than with a less than perfect fit...but when the quirkyalone collides with another, ooh la la. The earth quakes.”