Search quotes Search by Year Search by Year 1832 1836 1837 1838 1839 1841 1842 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 Search by Topic Search by Topic Love Inspirational Freedom Politics Humor Leadership Economy Family America Famous Law Religion Tragedy Slavery Morality History Learning About Dred Scott Civil War There are currently 559 quotes in our database. Date Quote Topics Share 10/16/1854 Stand on middle ground and hold the ship level and steady. Topics: Politics 10/16/1854 According to our ancient faith, the just powers of government are derived from the consent of the governed. Topics: Freedom, Religion 10/16/1854 Stand with anybody that stands RIGHT. Stand with him while he is right and PART with him when he goes wrong. Topics: Politics, Morality, Famous 10/16/1854 Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man’s nature – opposition to it is [in] his love of justice. Topics: Slavery, Morality 10/16/1854 A universal feeling, whether well or ill-founded, can not be safely ignored. Topics: Freedom, Politics 11/25/1854 I hereby decline to accept the office of Representative in the General Assembly, for the said county of Sangamon, to which office I am reported to have been elected on the 7th. of Novr. Inst. Topics: Politics 11/27/1854 It has come round that a whig may, by possibility, be elected to the U.S. Senate; and I want the chance of being the man. Topics: Politics 12/15/1854 We shall have a terrible struggle with our adversaries. They are desperate, and bent on desperate deeds. Topics: Politics 12/19/1854 As a Senator, I should claim no right, as I should feel no inclination, to give the central portion of the state any preference over the North, or any other portion of it. Topics: Politics 02/09/1855 His defeat now gives me more pleasure than my own gives me pain. Topics: Politics 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556