I Could, As A Free Man, Look

We Succeed, Not Alone By The Laborious Exertions Of Our Faculties, Be They Small Or Great, But By The Regular, Thoughtful And Systematic Exercise Of Them.

In One Point Of View, We, The Abolitionists And Colored People, Should Meet [the Dred Scott] Decision, Unlooked For And Monstrous As It Appears, In A Cheerful Spirit. This Very Attempt To Blot Out Forever The Hopes Of An Enslaved People May Be One Necessary Link In The Chain Of Events Preparatory To The Downfall And Complete Overthrow Of The Whole Slave System.

A Slave Is Someone Who Sits Down, And Waits For Someone To Free Them.

The Life Of The Nation Is Secure Only While The Nation Is Honest, Truthful, And Virtuous.

My Hopes Were Never Brighter Than Now.