That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ans sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thence forward, and forever free.

If any personal description of me is thought desirable, it may be said, I am, in height, six feet, four inches, nearly; lean in flesh, weighing on an average one hundred and eighty pounds; dark complexion, with coarse black hair, and grey eyes -- no other marks or brands recollected.

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I confess I hate to see the poor creatures hunted down but I bite my lip and keep quiet.