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
Benjamin F. Wade quotes about
men liberty funny-travel
I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am not at liberty to travel that road.
power sycophants worshippers
Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.
fall men may
I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.
men slavery amazed
I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery.
men rights ideas
Sometimes it leads me even to hesitate whether I am strictly correct in my idea that all men are born to equal rights, for their conduct seems to me to contravene the doctrine.
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.
humiliation overwhelming
The humiliation of the North is complete and overwhelming.