Major Anderson was handed a final note saying that General Beauregard “will open the fire of his batteries on Fort Sumter in one hour from this time.” The note was marked 3:20 on the morning of April 12. And so at 4:30 a.m., April 12, 1861,
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“Under my rule, this will be a land where even the poorest villagers are fed, housed, and clothed. A kingdom where everyone is protected, where everyone is accepted! The divisions of the past are over!” I extend my hands and lift my voice. “A new Orïsha is on the horizon!”
― Children of Virtue and Vengeance
― Children of Virtue and Vengeance
“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. —ABRAHAM LINCOLN1”
― Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
― Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
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