"Damn the hour, and damn the day, when I took this command upon myself!"

"I have been destined to unite the American continent."

"The will of the people is the only legitimate source of power."

"I am a soldier and a politician, but I am also a philosopher. I seek the truth, and I speak what I believe to be true."

"The sword of the Liberator will never be sheathed while there is a single slave in America."