A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.

Men are whipped oftenest who are whipped easiest.

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

Now, take the Constitution according to its plain reading, and I defy the presentation of a single pro-slavery clause in it. On the other hand it will be found to contain principles and purposes, entirely hostile to the existence of slavery.

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

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

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.