"Upon what principle is it that the slaves shall be computed in the representation? Are they men? Then make them citiz…"

"Every Society from a great nation down to a club had the right of declaring the conditions on which new members shoul…"

"I had the pleasure to acknowledge yours of the first of August by a courier, who left this city a few hours after I r…"

"We have had here within these few days some serious scenes, at which I am not surprised, because I foresaw not only a…"

"An American has a stronger sympathy with this country than any other observer, and nourished as he is in the very bos…"

"In adopting a republican form of government, I not only took it as a man does his wife, for better or for worse, but …"

"It is not easy to be wise for all times, not event for the present much less for the future; and those who judge the …"

"Whenever I go anywhere I find persons in humble situations who smile at me and wish me well. I smile back and wish th…"

"He never would concur in upholding domestic slavery. It was a nefarious institution. It was the curse of heaven in th…"

"Morris should be remembered for his antislavery expressions in the Convention of 1787 and many other contributions to…"