Harriet Beecher Stowe Quotes

“Why these men are only about three tenths of the population of our Southern States, and yet the other seven tenths virtually have no existence. All they do is to vote as they are told”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe: The Complete Novels

“They can crack their whips over the head of any statesman or clergyman, from Maine to New Orleans, that disputes their will. They govern the country.”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe: The Complete Novels

“There’s no doubt that the kind of society which is built up in this way constantly tends to run back towards barbarism. It prevents general education of the whites, and keeps the poorer classes down to the lowest point, while it enriches a few.”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe: The Complete Novels