"I cherish as strong a love for the land of my nativity as any man living. I am proud of her civil, political and reli…"

"The right to enjoy liberty is inalienable. To invade it is to usurp the prerogative of Jehovah. Every man has a right…"

"But the moment he holds them [slaves] as property, however kindly he may treat them, he is a man-stealer, whom the ap…"

"Our country is the world, our countrymen are all mankind. We love the land of our nativity, only as we love all other…"

"The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell."

"Every slave is a stolen man; every slaveholder is a man-stealer. By no precedent, no example, no law, no compact, no …"

"We have a natural right, therefore, to seek the abolition of slavery throughout the globe. It is our special duty to …"

"What shall be said, then, of those who insist upon ignoring the question of slavery as not involved in this deadly fe…"

"I have not come here with reference to any flag but that of freedom. If your Union does not symbolize universal emanc…"

"I will say, finally, that I despair of the republic while slavery exists therein. If I look up to God for success, no…"