Quote#Hope
Tis been said that I should apply to the United States for a pardon,…
Quote byJefferson Davis · 1808–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: In 1881, in an address to the state legislature..
English (original)
Tis been said that I should apply to the United States for a pardon, but repentance must precede the right of pardon, and I have not repented. Remembering as I must all which has been suffered, all which has been lost, disappointed hopes and crushed aspirations, yet I deliberately say, if it were to do over again, I would again do just as I did in 1861.
— Jefferson Davis
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