But assuming the same premises, to wit, that all men are equal by the law of nature and of nations, the right of property in slaves falls to the ground; for one who is equal to another cannot be the owner or property of that other.

The United States are a political state, or organized society, whose end is government, for the security, welfare, and happiness of all who live under its protection.

But assuming the same premises, to wit, that all men are equal by the law of nature and of nations, the right of property in slaves falls to the ground; for one who is equal to another cannot be the owner or property of that other.

The two systems slave and free-labor are incompatible. They have never permanently existed together in one country, and they never can.

There is a higher law than the Constitution.

I have learned, by some experience, that virtue and patriotism, vice and selfishness, are found in all parties, and that they differ less in their motives than in the policies they pursue.

No man will ever be President of the United States who spells 'negro' with two gs.