In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a President for the first time. John Sergeant Wise More Quotes by John Sergeant Wise More Quotes From John Sergeant Wise That settled Abraham Lincoln with me. I was thoroughly satisfied that no such man ought to be President; but I could not yet conceive it possible that such a monster would be the choice of a majority of the people for President. John Sergeant Wise choice me man people Wealthy men, too, like several of those in our neighborhood, had so many slaves that they were compelled to buy other plantations on which to employ them. John Sergeant Wise buy like neighborhood men
