Frederick Douglass: “The man who wields the blood-clotted cowskin during the week fills the pulpit on Sunday, and claims to be a minister of…”

The laws which determine the destinies of individuals and nations are impartial and eternal.

This part of our destiny is in our own hands.

The hardships and dangers involved in the struggle give strength and toughness to the character, and enable it to stand firm in storm as well as in sunshine.

A poverty-stricken class will be an ignorant and despised class, and no amount of sentiment can make it otherwise.