#w

The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and firmness of men worthy of freedom. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#closed #compromise #conciliation #conflict #dignity

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has. ↗

— Billy Graham

#comfort #enriched #much #never #prosperity

The North understand it better - they have told us for twenty years that their object was to pen up slavery within its present limits - surround it with a border of free States, and like the scorpion surrounded with fire, they will make it sting itself to death. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#border #death #fire #free #itself

Those who tell you that the territorial question is an abstraction, that you can never colonize another territory without the African slavetrade, are both deaf and blind to the history of the last sixty years. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#african #another #blind #both #deaf

The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#athlete #disabled #fact #feeling #greatest

Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#fraction #i #realized #second #sportsmen

Those of us who participate realize the incredible honor bestowed on us, but to really understand the true scope and depth of the movement requires more investigation and concentration. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#concentration #depth #honor #incredible #investigation

Too many athletes do not admit their weaknesses. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#athletes #many #their #too #weaknesses

Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#athletes #carefully #go #goal #many

I'm the guy that has written at great length about exactly how we should profoundly reform Social Security. If I were afraid of going after entitlements, I wouldn't have done that, I wouldn't have put Medicaid reform in this budget, I wouldn't have called for the reductions in spending, which people will scream about, but I think are necessary. ↗

— Pat Toomey

#afraid #after #budget #called #done