The Thought Of Only Being A Creature

Power Concedes Nothing Without A Demand. It Never Did And It Never Will.

No, I Make No Pretension To Patriotism. So Long As My Voice Can Be Heard On This Or The Other Side Of The Atlantic, I Will Hold Up America To The Lightning Scorn Of Moral Indignation. In Doing This, I Shall Feel Myself Discharging The Duty Of A True Patriot; For He Is A Lover Of His Country Who Rebukes And Does Not Excuse Its Sins.

Some Know The Value Of Education By Having It. I Know It's Value By Not Having It.

I Am A Republican, A Black, Dyed In The Wool Republican, And I Never Intend To Belong To Any Other Party Than The Party Of Freedom And Progress.

Shields Green Was Not One To Shrink From Hardships Or Dangers. He Was A Man Of Few Words, And His Speech Was Singularly Broken; But His Courage And Self-respect Made Him Quite A Dignified Character.