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

When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind.

Men of Color, To Arms! The case is before you. This is our golden opportunity. Let us accept it, and forever wipe out the dark reproaches unsparingly hurled against us by our enemies. Let us win for ourselves the gratitude of our country, and the best blessings of our posterity through all time.

A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.

Beat and cuff your slave, keep him hungry and spiritless, and he will follow the chain of his master like a dog. Feed and clothe him well, work him moderately, surround him with physical comfort and dreams of freedom intrude.

I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.

The American Constitution is a written instrument full and complete in itself. No Court in America, no Congress, no President, can add a single word thereto, or take a single word threreto. It is a great national enactment done by the people, and can only be altered, amended, or added to by the people.