I hope that when I commence that oath, my tongue may cleave to the roof of my mouth. If I ever sign one line to show allegiance.
BELLE BOYDOthers that are who, more chivalrous, are willing to admit that women have as much right to act, think, and speak as men.
More Belle Boyd Quotes
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I thank god that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman.
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The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln’s election.
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Just previous to the birth of my little son, my mind gave way and my child was born in the asylum for the insane at Stockton, Cal. My boy was buried there.
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If it is a crime to love the South, its cause and its President, then I am a criminal. I would rather lie down in this prison and die than leave it owing allegiance to a government such as yours.
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I only wanted to help my people.
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I firmly believe that in this fiery ordeal, in this suffering, misery, and woe, the South is but undergoing a purification by fire and steel that will, in good time, and by God’s decree, work out her own independence.
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Politically I did not like Mr. Lincoln for in him I saw the destroyer.
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As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.
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What a jolly thing military surveillance is!
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Fortune has played me a sad trick by letting me live on and on.
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I do not set myself up as an advocate of the woman’s right doctrine, but would rather appear in the character of a quiet lady expressing her sentiments, not so much to the public as to her immediate friends.
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A true woman always loves a real soldier.
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There are those who maintain that in this world women have no right to interfere in the affairs of state, in politics, in plots and counter-plots.
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Others that are who, more chivalrous, are willing to admit that women have as much right to act, think, and speak as men.
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I hope my arm falls paralyzed to my side….Get out. I’m so disgusted I can’t endure your presence any longer.
BELLE BOYD