Freedom Is A Road Seldom Traveled By

The District Of Columbia Is The One Spot Where There Is No Government For The People, Of The People And By The People.

It Was Unlawful, As Well As Unsafe, To Teach A Slave To Read.

If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress.

I Recognize The Republican Party As The Sheet Anchor Of The Colored Man's Political Hopes And The Ark Of His Safety.

I Glory In The Conflict, That I May Hereafter Exult In The Victory. I Know That Victory Is Certain.