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Even if my mother had no qualms of conscience concerning ownership of negroes, her sense of duty carried her far beyond the mere supplying of their physical needs, or requiring that they render faithful service.
- John Sergeant Wise
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My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and for many years representative in Congress from Philadelphia.
- John Sergeant Wise
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The autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died.
- John Sergeant Wise
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America is good enough for us.
- John Sergeant Wise
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The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire people, and came to the Virginia colony in the reign of Charles the First.
- John Sergeant Wise
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When I first concluded to print the book, I made an honest effort to construct it in the third person.
- John Sergeant Wise
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In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now.
- John Sergeant Wise
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As early as the autumn of 1862, I was made very happy by being sent to school.
- John Sergeant Wise
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John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.
- John Sergeant Wise
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Of private differences personal to himself, my brother had none.
- John Sergeant Wise
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Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves, that did not suit the uncompromising views of people in places like Richmond.
- John Sergeant Wise
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The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky.
- John Sergeant Wise
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I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence where my people had lived for over two hundred years.
- John Sergeant Wise
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And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be a good man, a good citizen, and a good son, brother, or father, than the knowledge that you come from honest blood.
- John Sergeant Wise
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In all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the year 1858 as evidencing the national patriotism of Virginia.
- John Sergeant Wise
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