John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6465 James Henry Hammond 1807-1864 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6465 |
AUTHOR: | James Henry Hammond (1807–1864) |
QUOTATION: | The very mudsills of society…. We call them slaves…. But I will not characterize that class at the North with that term; but you have it. It is there, it is everywhere; it is eternal. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Speech in the U. S. Senate, March, 1858. |