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The Selected Papers of Thaddeus Stevens, Volume 1: April 1865-August 1868

The Selected Papers of Thaddeus Stevens, Volume 1: April 1865-August 1868 is a compilation of documents that showcase the political and social writings of Thaddeus Stevens, a prominent American politician during the Civil War era. This first volume covers a significant period in Stevens' career, including his efforts in the Reconstruction era and his advocacy for the rights of freed slaves. more

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Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens

Thaddeus Stevens was a prominent United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was a leader in the Radical Republican wing of the U.S. House of Representatives during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. A fierce advocate for the abolition of slavery, Stevens played a crucial role in the passage of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. more

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“I can never acknowledge the right of slavery. I will bow down to no deity however worshipped by professing Christians - however dignified by the name of the Goddess of Liberty, whose footstool is the crushed necks of the groaning millions, and who rejoices in the resoundings of the tyrant's lash, and the cries of his tortured victims.”

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“Strip the proud nobility of their bloated estates, reduce them to a level with plain republicans, send forth to labor, and teach their children to enter the workshops or handle the plow, and you will thus humble proud traitors.”

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Book:The Selected Papers of Thaddeus Stevens, Volume 2: April 1865-August 1868
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