"Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule." ― Jefferson Davis Topic(s): History More From Jefferson Davis "I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came." More In History "For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock."― Timothy Zahn "It was never about winning medals or being famous."― Nancy Kerrigan "Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically."― Robert Mugabe