“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.”
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Benjamin F. Wade
Benjamin F. Wade was a former United States Senator, born on October 27, 1800, and died on March 2, 1878. He served as the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate during the American Civil War and had a significant impact on national politics. more