"The liberties of the American people were dependent upon the Ballot-box, the Jury-box, and the Cartridge-box; that without these no class of people could live and flourish in this country."

"Agitate, agitate, agitate!"

"Prejudice against color is stronger north than south; it hangs around my neck like a heavy weight."

"Though Mr. Lincoln shared the prejudices of his white fellow-countrymen against the Negro, it is hardly necessary to say that in his heart of hearts he loathed and hated slavery . . . Viewed from the …"

"Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave."