I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery.
Benjamin Franklin Wade Quotes
I know how easy it is for some minds to glide along with the current of popular opinion, where influence, respectability, and all those motives which tend to seduce the human heart are brought to bear.
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| Birth: | 27th October, 1800 |
| Death: | 2nd March, 1887 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Politician |
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Benjamin Wade was a United States Senator during Civil War reconstruction known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans. Had the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868 led to a conviction at trial in the Senate, he would have become the 18th President of the United States.
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