Others have been made fools of by the girls; but, this can never be with truth said of me. I most emphatically, in this instance,made a fool of myself.

One generation passeth away and another generation cometh, but the earth abideth forever.

We cannot escape history.

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

It is my pleasure that my children are free and happy, and unrestrained by parental tyranny. Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.

If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that ‘all men are created equal,' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.