The Wells of Missouri
- Erastus Wells (1823–1893), U.S. Representative from Missouri 1869-1877 1879-1881. Father of Rolla Wells.
- Rolla Wells (1856–1944), Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1901-1909. Son of Erastus Wells.
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Famous quotes containing the words wells and/or missouri:
“Here we’ll strip and cool our fire
In cream below, in milk-baths higher;
And when all wells are drawn dry,
I’ll drink a tear out of thine eye.”
—Richard Lovelace (1618–1658)
“Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man’s nature—opposition to it, is [in?] his love of justice.... Repeal the Missouri compromise—repeal all compromises—repeal the declaration of independence—repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human nature. It still will be the abundance of man’s heart, that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)