Men and women, old and young, married and single, were ranked with horses, sheep, and swine

These were choice documents to me... They gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had frequently flashed through my mind, and died away for want of utterance.

Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!

The sunlight that has brought life and healing to you has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine.

Intelligence is a great leveler here as elsewhere

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

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