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Free State Quotes

Quotes on freedom and statehood

One historical quote contrasts free states and slave states in the pre-Civil-War United States, a comparison related to Every region's differing path.

If there should prove to be one real, living Free State Democrat in Kansas, I suggest that it might be well to catch him and stuff and preserve his skin as an interesting specimen of that soon-to-be-extinct variety of the...

Abraham Lincoln

There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if it had had the free alternative as we now have, would have founded slavery.

Quotes by William H. Seward

I spend a lot of time in a sort of free state when I'm writing in the beginning and sketching.

Quotes by Tony Gilroy

'Ulysses' is the greatest anti-racist text in the English language, and it challenges right from the beginning the vicious racism which lies near the foundations of the Irish Free State and of the Irish republic.

Quotes by Tom Paulin

Beginning Quotes

What Dred Scott's master might lawfully do with Dred Scott, in the free state of Illinois, every other master may lawfully do with any other one, or 1,000 slaves, in Illinois, or in any other free state.

Quotes by Roger B. Taney

There is not an example on record of any free state holding a province of the same extent and population without disastrous consequences. The nations conquered and held as a province have, in time, retaliated by destroying the liberty of...

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

The Free State men, myself among them, took it for granted that Missouri was a slave state.

Quotes by Buffalo Bill

Frequently Asked Questions

What historical comparison does one quote make about free states?
One quote contrasts free states with slave states in the pre-Civil-War United States, observing that neither would have chosen the other's system given a free alternative.
Does a quote discuss Ireland's history?
Yes, one references a literary classic as confronting racism tied to the founding period of the Irish Free State.
Is colonial rule discussed in these quotes?
Yes, one argues that no free state has ever held a conquered province of similar size without eventually facing serious consequences.
Does 'free state' also describe a personal creative process?
Yes, one quote uses the phrase differently, describing time spent in a loose, open mental state while writing and sketching.
What's the tone of the historical quotes in this set?
The tone is analytical and historical, presenting attributed commentary on slavery-era politics and colonial governance without editorializing, related to how Every nation reckons with its past.

Another discusses how a literary classic confronts racism tied to the founding period of the Irish Free State, while a further quote reflects on the strain any free state faces holding a Conquerors' province.