I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery.
Benjamin Franklin Wade Quotes
If a man carries his horse out of a slave State into a free one, be does not lose his property interest in him; but if he carries his slave into a free State, the law makes him free.
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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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