“My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and for many years representative in Congress from Philadelphia.Quote by John Sergeant WiseTopics: Quotes about John Sergeant WiseShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Even if my mother had no qualms of conscience concerning ownership of negroes, her sense...#John Sergeant Wise
Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the...#John Sergeant Wise
In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder...#John Sergeant Wise
That settled Abraham Lincoln with me. I was thoroughly satisfied that no such man ought...#John Sergeant Wise