John A. Garraty

John A. Garraty (July 4, 1920 – December 19, 2007) was an American historian and biographer.

Quotes

 * The right to hold slaves was a property right; since Congress could not interfere with a man's property rights, it could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
 * Quarrels that Have Shaped the Constitution (1975), p. 86