Will Davis
Will Davis
blessing political slavery
African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.
earth crushed stills
Truth crushed to earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again.
government class rights
Secession belongs to a different class of remedies. It is to be justified upon the basis that the States are Sovereign. There was a time when none denied it. I hope the time may come again, when a better comprehension of the theory of our Government, and the inalienable rights of the people of the States, will prevent any one from denying that each State is a Sovereign, and thus may reclaim the grants which it has made to any agent whomsoever.
war sadness inheritance
Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.
government people ends
Governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them at will whenever they become destructive of the ends for which they were established.
war fall fighting
The war...must go on till the last man of this generation falls in his tracks...unless you acknowledge our right to self-government. We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for Independence,and that, or extermination, we WILL have.
character weak-spots foundation
Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever after be a weak spot in the foundation.
being-alone asks
All we ask is to be let alone.
country sadness men
Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southern man apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance. Our cause was so just, so sacred, that had I known all that has come to pass, had I known what was to be inflicted upon me, all that my country was to suffer, all that our posterity was to endure, I would do it all over again.
may principles form
The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.
war fighting night
I tried all in my power to avert this war. I saw it coming, for twelve years I worked night and day to prevent it, but I could not. The North was mad and blind; it would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came, and now it must go on unless you acknowledge our right to self government. We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for Independence.
real mean happy-life
It's the only real advantage to getting older. You get to say what you mean and stop apologizing.
want imagine settling
Imagine settling for a life you can have because you don't have the courage to go after the life you really want.
lying opportunity things-in-life
Everyday the opportunity exists to change your life. But most days, the idea of having to change the big things in life just seems like too much work. Should I lie on the couch and watch a movie, or shuld I confront my personal demons?