"I am clearly in sentiment with you, that no man ought to be deprived of the fruits of his labour but by his own consent."

"The unfortunate condition of the persons whose labour in part I employed has been the only unavoidable subject of regret."

"The power of the people is stronger than the people in power."

"There is a Destiny which has the control of our actions, not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of Human Nature."

"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves."