Everyone should be treated fairly no matter what they look like.

That which is not just is not law.

Little boldness is needed to assail the opinions and practices of notoriously wicked men; but to rebuke great and good men for their conduct, and to impeach their discernment, is the highest effort of moral courage.

There is no safety where there is no strength; no strength without Union; no Union without justice; no justice where faith and truth are wanting. The right to be free is a truth planted in the hearts of men.

Slavery will not be overthrown without excitement, a most tremendous excitement.

The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead.

The standard of matrimony is erected by affection and purity, and does not depend upon the height, or bulk, or color, or wealth, or poverty of individuals. Water will seek its level; nature will have free course; and heart will answer to heart.