Allow Us The Dignity To Fight For

Liberty For All; Chains For None.

Our Community Belongs To Us And Whether It Is Mean Or Majestic, Whether Arrayed In Glory Or Covered In Shame, We Cannot But Share Its Character And Destiny.

The Limits Of Tyrants Are Prescribed By The Endurance Of Those Whom They Oppose.

It Is Better To Be Part Of A Great Whole Than To Be The Whole Of A Small Part.

In One Point Of View, We, The Abolitionists And Colored People, Should Meet [the Dred Scott] Decision, Unlooked For And Monstrous As It Appears, In A Cheerful Spirit. This Very Attempt To Blot Out Forever The Hopes Of An Enslaved People May Be One Necessary Link In The Chain Of Events Preparatory To The Downfall And Complete Overthrow Of The Whole Slave System.