It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public.
Solomon NorthupLife is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.
Solomon NorthupCredit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil.
Solomon NorthupSuffice it to say, during the whole long day I came not to the conclusion, even once, that the southern slave, fed, clothed, whipped and protected by his master, is happier than the free colored citizen of the North. To that conclusion I have never since arrived.
Solomon Northup