"From the beginning fairly successful as a lawyer," 1818-1853 -- "My business will be to advocate the principles and platform of democracy," 1854-1860 -- "For the defense of our rights and those of our southern brothers," 1861-1862 -- "I intend to remain until the battle is over," 1862 -- "In this struggle for national independence," 1863 -- "Tennessee, a grave or a free home," 1864-May 1865 -- "Better a penniless exile than to have violated principle," 1865-1867 -- "We of the South have accepted the results in good faith," 1868-1876 -- "Stand by your time-honored principles," 1877-1883 -- "The old man invincible," 1883-1897.
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