It Was Unlawful, As Well As Unsafe,

The Church Of This Country Is Not Only Indifferent To The Wrongs Of The Slave, It Actually Takes Sides With The Oppressors.... For My Part, I Would Say, Welcome Infidelity! Welcome Atheism! Welcome Anything! In Preference To The Gospel, As Preached By These Divines! They Convert The Very Name Of Religion Into An Engine Of Tyranny And Barbarous Cruelty, And Serve To Confirm More Infidels, In This Age, Than All The Infidel Writings Of Thomas Paine, Voltaire, And Bolingbroke Put Together Have Done!

People Might Not Get All They Work For In This World, But They Must Certainly Work For All They Get.

Though Conscious Of The Difficulty Of Learning Without A Teacher, I Set Out With High Hope, And A Fixed Purpose, At Whatever Cost Of Trouble, To Learn How To Read.

The Life Of The Nation Is Secure Only While The Nation Is Honest, Truthful, And Virtuous.

...i Recognize The Widest Possible Difference-so Wide, That To Receive The One As Good, Pure, And Holy, Is Of Necessity To Reject The Other As Bad, Corrupt, And Wicked. To Be The Friend Of One, Is Of Necessity To Be The Enemy Of The Other.