The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
What to the Slave is the 4th of July.
Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means to live respectfully.