Since William the Silent, who was the soul of the mighty war for religious liberty against Spain and the Spanish inquisition, no leader of men has been loved and trusted in such generous measure as Abraham Lincoln.
Reflecting on Abraham Lincoln's second election, Douglass compares his leadership and public trust to historical figures.
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We (the people of the North) are a charitable people, and in the excess of this feeling we were disposed to put the very best construction upon the strange behavior of our southern brethren.
The laws which determine the destinies of individuals and nations are impartial and eternal.
For the moment the northern lamb was transformed into a lion, and his roar was terrible.
A son of toil himself, he was linked in brotherly sympathy with the sons of toil in every loyal part of the republic.