I have one great political idea... That idea is an old one. It is widely and generally assented to; nevertheless, it is very generally trampled upon and disregarded. The best expression of it, I have found in the Bible. It is in substance, "Righteousness exalteth a nation - sin is a reproach to any people." This constitutes my politics, the negative and positive of my politics, and the whole of my politics... I feel it my duty to do all in my power to infuse this idea into the public mind, that it may speedily be recognized and practiced upon by our people.

The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.

Men and women, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep, and swine

The sunlight that has brought life and healing to you has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine.

Liberty for all; chains for none.

Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.

The ballot is the only safety.