I had a right to my own political opinions. I am a Southern woman, born with Revolutionary blood in my veins. Freedom of speech and of thought were my birthright, guaranteed, signed and sealed by the blood of our fathers. Rose O'Neal Greenhow More Quotes by Rose O'Neal Greenhow More Quotes From Rose O'Neal Greenhow Instead of friends, I see in Washington only mortal enemies. Instead of loving the old flag of the stars and stripes, I see in it only the symbol of murder, plunder, oppression, and shame. Rose O'Neal Greenhow stripes civil-war stars God gave me both a brain and a body, and I shall use them both. Rose O'Neal Greenhow body use brain