Now what is Judge Douglas Popular Sovereignty? It is, as a principle, no other than that, if one man chooses to make a slave of another man, neither that other man nor anybody else has a right to object.

Remembering that Peter denied his Lord with an oath, after most solemnly protesting that he never would, I will not swear I will make no committals; but I do think I will not.

The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but can not do at all, or can not so well do, for themselves – in their separate, and individual capacities.

Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.

If they do kill me, I shall never die another death.

But let the past as nothing be. For the future my view is that the fight must go on.

I am satisfied that when the Almighty wants me to do or not do any particular thing, He finds a way of letting me know it