The Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between citizens on account of color. Neither does it know any difference between a citizen of a state and a citizen of the United States.

You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

I glory in the conflict, that I may hereafter exult in the victory. I know that victory is certain.

A slave is someone who sits down, and waits for someone to free them.

My hopes were never brighter than now.

Let us render the tyrant no aid.

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.