When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself to be any where but at home, amongst his new thoughts, doctrines, and modes of reasoning.

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself to be any where but at home, amongst his new thoughts, doctrines, and modes of reasoning.

We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what you tell us it will, or may be.

Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of man, asserted, carried out, and secured by modes of human contrivance.

I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society.

True liberty acknowledges and defends the equal rights of all men, and all nations.

I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government.