Political Quotes

On the record
You of the North say it means one thing; we of the South another.
Said by
De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote illustrates the contrasting perspectives between the North and South regarding political issues.

Share

More from De Alexander

No, Sirs! we know very little of the art of war, and General Scott a great deal.

gutenberg.org

People were getting tired of bold action without achievement in the field, and every opponent of the Administration became a threnodist.

gutenberg.org

And, Governor Seward, I have made it, though it be conceited in me to say so.

gutenberg.org

He set the custom of dictating bills in chancery to an amanuensis, doing it with such accuracy that a word had seldom to be changed.

gutenberg.org

Other voices in this conversation