John Henninger Reagan Quotes

• The Constitution of the United States was made by white men, the citizens and representatives of twelve slaveholding and one non-slaveholding State; and it was made for white men.

  John Henninger Reagan

  Men, White Man, United States

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• The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights in respect to slavery.

  John Henninger Reagan

  Respect, Character, Rights

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• The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.

  John Henninger Reagan

  Fruit, Conflict, Irrepressible

  John Henninger Reagan (1906). “Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War”

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• The people of the Southern States now own near five millions of these negroes, and they are worth to them near three millions of dollars.

  John Henninger Reagan

  People, Southern, Dollars

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• But I can tell you what your folly and injustice will compel us to do. It will compel us to be free from your domination, and more self-reliant than we have been.

  John Henninger Reagan

  Self, Injustice, Domination

  John Henninger Reagan (1906). “Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War”

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• Ustedes no se contentan con los enormes millones de tributos que les pagamos anualmente en virtud de nuestra ley de ingresos, nuestras leyes de navegación, sus recompensas pesqueras, y haciendo de su pueblo nuestros fabricantes, nuestros comerciantes, nuestros transportistas.

  John Henninger Reagan

  Fishing, Law, People

  John Henninger Reagan's speech (January 15, 1861), as quoted in the Congressional Globe, 36th Congress, 2nd Session (p. 391); also quoted in Kenneth M. Stampp "The Causes of the Civil War" (p. 89), 1959.

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