The man who is right is a majority. He who has God and conscience on his side, has a majority against the universe.

[John Brown's] zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to mine. Mine was as the taper light, his was as the burning sun... I could speak for the slave. John Brown could fight for the slave.

Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.

Men are whipped oftenest who are whipped easiest.

Every one of us should be ashamed to be free while his brother is a slave.

This war, disguise it as they may, is virtually nothing more or less than perpetual slavery against universal freedoms.

We may explain success mainly by one word and that word is WORK! WORK!! WORK!!! WORK!!!!