Every man, black, white or yellow... that bread should be allowed to go to that mouth without controversy.

If you're white and you're wrong, then you're wrong; if you're black and you're wrong, you're wrong. People are people. Black, blue, pink, green - God make no rules about color; only society make rules where my people suffer, and that why we must have redemption and redemption now.

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.

It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself, and claims kindred to the great God who made him.

There is no contending against the Will of God; but still there is some difficulty in ascertaining, and applying it, to particular cases.

You think slavery is right and ought to be extended; while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted. That I suppose is the rub. It certainly is the only substantial difference between us.