‘We protest solemnly in the face of mankind, that we desire peace at any
sacrifice, save that of honor. In independence we seek no conquest, no
aggrandizement, no concession of any kind from the states with which we have
lately been confederated. All we ask is to be left alone that those who never
held power over us shall not now attempt our subjugation by arms. This we will,
we must resist to the direst extremity.’
- Jefferson Davis
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