William H. Seward Quote

Douglas, no man will ever be President of the United States who spells 'negro' with two gs.


A retort to Stephen A. Douglas on the Senate floor, after the Illinois senator used an offensive slur in a speech. As quoted in Team of Rivals (2006), by Doris Kearns Goodwin (New York: Simon and Schuster), p. 163.


Douglas, no man will ever be President of the United States who spells 'negro' with two gs.

Douglas, no man will ever be President of the United States who spells 'negro' with two gs.

Douglas, no man will ever be President of the United States who spells 'negro' with two gs.

Douglas, no man will ever be President of the United States who spells 'negro' with two gs.