Jefferson Davis Quotes

Slavery existed before the formation of this Union. It derived from the Constitution that recognition which it would not have enjoyed without the confederation. If the States had not united together, there would have been no obligation on adjoining States to regard any species of property unknown to themselves.

Jefferson Davis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: leader
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889

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I think 'Elf' is funny, with Will Ferrell. That's a great Christmas movie.

Robert Osborne

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Some people in my family achieved a lot, some people inherited a lot. But I turned my back on the whole thing.

Anna Chancellor

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It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

John Ruskin

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That poetry survived in its formal agencies finally, and that prose survived to get something said.

Robert Creeley

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I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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To the general public, show business may just mean the artistic part, but the dollar and cents element is the reality every performer has to face.

Liza Minnelli

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As somebody who visits countless schools, I see firsthand the dire situation our educational system faces.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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Think about just how much we'd get accomplished if we collectively viewed the people with whom we came into contact as just an American and not an American with a prefix.

Don Lemon

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There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow.

Dorothea Brande

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Disinvestments will continue to happen. If the issue is priced correctly, there's no reason why it should not sell.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

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Theoretical physics hardly requires any research funding, so I never felt the need. The overall government and institutional support has been good enough for my work.

Ashoke Sen

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I did half a year of theatre.

Pilou Asbaek

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