Benjamin F. Wade
Benjamin F. Wade
Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wadewas a United States Senator during Civil War reconstruction known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 October 1800
CountryUnited States of America
heart mind bears
I know how easy it is for some minds to glide along with the current of popular opinion, where influence, respectability, and all those motives which tend to seduce the human heart are brought to bear.
advocating sentiments
I am not unaware how unpopular on this floor are the sentiments I am about to advocate.
regret men black
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.
wade code senators
As a Senator I am opposed to duelling. As Ben. Wade, I recognize the code.