I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human nature. It still will be the abundance of man's heart, that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.

If we cannot give freedom to every creature, let us do nothing that will impose slavery upon any other creature.

If there is a worse place than Hell, I am in it.

Weakness is what keeps driving us to God, by the overwhelming conviction that there just isn't anywhere else to go.

We want, and must have, a national policy, as to slavery, which deals with it as being wrong.

Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.