"I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."

"The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous."

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

"Should a slave, when assaulted, but raise his hand in self defense, the white assaulting party is fully justified by southern, or Maryland, public opinion, in shooting the slave down."

"If the Negro cannot stand on his own legs, let him fall also. All I ask is, give him a chance to stand on his own legs! Let him alone!"