"Besides, we had a large debt, contracted at home and abroad in our War of Independence; therefore the great power of taxation was conferred upon this Government."
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Robert Toombs was a prominent American politician and a key figure in the Confederacy during the Civil War era. Born on July 2, 1810, in Wilkes County, Georgia, he served as the Secretary of State for the Confederate States and was a vocal advocate for Southern rights and states’ sovereignty. Known for his passionate oratory and fiery temperament, Toombs played a crucial role in the secession movement. After the war, he faced the complexities of Reconstruction, ultimately leaving a legacy as a symbol of the Southern cause and its tumultuous history.
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"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"The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it."
Robert Toombs"Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours."
Robert Toombs