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 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 08/24/1855 The slave-breeders and slave-traders, are a small, odious and detested class, among you; and yet in politics, they dictate the course of all of you, and are as completely your masters, as you are the masters of your own negroes. Topics: Slavery, Politics 11/05/1855 Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. Topics: Leadership, Inspirational, Famous 08/01/1856 The Union, in any event, won’t be dissolved. We don’t want to dissolve it, and if you attempt it, we won’t let you. Topics: Leadership, America, Politics 08/01/1856 It is a long time till the election; and what may turn up, no one can tell. Topics: Politics 08/27/1856 Douglas is a great man – at keeping from answering questions he don't want to answer. Topics: Leadership, Humor 08/27/1856 We are a great empire. We are eighty years old. We stand at once the wonder and admiration of the whole world. Topics: America 02/28/1857 Let minor differences, and personal preferences, if there be such; go to the winds. Let it be seen by the result, that the cause of free-men and free-labor is stronger in Chicago that day, than ever before. Topics: Politics 06/26/1857 One after another they have closed the heavy iron doors upon him [African Americans], and now they have him, as it were, bolted in with a lock of a hundred keys … Topics: Slavery 06/26/1857 The Declaration [of Independence] contemplated the progressive improvement in the condition of all men everywhere. Topics: Freedom, History, America 12/28/1857 Have they concluded that the republican cause, generally, can be best promoted by sacraficing us here in Illinois? If so we would like to know it soon; it will save us a great deal of labor to surrender at once. Topics: Politics, Humor 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556