I always defended it and always will, whether it be against the Democrats who pervert it, or the dis-unionists who trample on it.


As quoted in His Brother's Blood: Speeches and Writings, 1838–64 (2004), edited by William Frederick Moore and Jane Ann Moore, p. 199 - Speech to the U.S. House of Representatives (April 1860)

Owen Lovejoy Quotes

I always defended it and always will, whether it be against the Democrats who pervert it, or the dis-unionists who trample on it.

I always defended it and always will, whether it be against the Democrats who pervert it, or the dis-unionists who trample on it.

I always defended it and always will, whether it be against the Democrats who pervert it, or the dis-unionists who trample on it.

I always defended it and always will, whether it be against the Democrats who pervert it, or the dis-unionists who trample on it.