Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Quote by Jefferson Davis

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I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could...

I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could...

All we ask is to be let alone

All we ask is to be let alone

If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory.

If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

All we ask is to be let alone.

All we ask is to be let alone.

Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.

Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.

If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory.

If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory.

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

Einstein explained his theory to me every day, and on my arrival I was fully...

Einstein explained his theory to me every day, and on my arrival I was fully...

Generally, the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call...

Generally, the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call...

It is the theory that decides what we can observe.

It is the theory that decides what we can observe.

The fact that you cannot kiss your elbow is enough to make you realize that...

The fact that you cannot kiss your elbow is enough to make you realize that...

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so,...

The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so,...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For...

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For...

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a...

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a...