"I believe that every human being has the right to his life and to his liberty, and to act in this world so as to secu…"

"The natural equality of all men I believe in, as far as rights are concerned."

"Upon the question simply of equality of rights, I believe in the equality of all men of every race, blood, and kindred."

"When the Union needs my poor support, in peace or in war, I induge the hope that I shall not fail in the performance …"

"The idea which pervades our Constitution; that all men of every race are equal before the laws."

"Equality before the law of all men, no matter where they born, or from what race they sprung, is the sentiment of the…"

"We are strong and powerful now, able to drive into the ocean any power on earth that should step, with ostile foot, u…"

"A colored battalion was organized for the defense of New Orleans, and General Jackson publicly thanked them for their…"

"When Chase, Summer, Stevens, and Wilson talk to the negro of the importance of having the franchise, and stop short o…"

"During the Civil War, one of the nation's leading abolitionists was Republican Senator Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts…"