"The time has passed for argument. Nothing more need be said. For a long time it has been clear that colored persons m…"

"If things are allowed to go on as they are, it is certain that slavery is to be abolished. By the time the north shal…"

"I have fought a long battle with slavery; and I confess my solicitude when I see any thing that looks like concession…"

"Senators undertake to disturb us... by reminding us of the possibility of large numbers swarming from China; but the …"

"The same national authority that destroyed slavery must see that this other pretension is not permitted to survive."

"You must take care of the civil rights bill - my bill, the civil rights bill - don't let it fail."

"Slavery shall not exist anywhere within the United States or the jurisdiction thereof; and the Congress shall have po…"

"The Senator from South Carolina has read many books of chivalry, and believes himself a chivalrous knight, with senti…"

"Without security, civilization is cramped and dwarfed. Without security, there can be no freedom. Nor shall I say too…"

"(Can you give us one or two examples that would connect what we all learned in elementary and high school about Ameri…"