You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.

We are Americans, speaking the same language, adopting the same customs, holding the same general opinions... and shall rise and fall with Americans.

If the Negro knows enough to pay taxes to support the government, he knows enough to vote; taxation and representation should go together. If he knows enough to shoulder a musket and fight for the flag, fight for the government, he knows enough to vote.

Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic.

If there's no struggle, there's no progress.

The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.

In life you don't get everything you pay for, but you must pay for everything you get.