Frederick Douglass: “Banish the idea that one class must rule over another.”

The friendless and hungry boy, in his extremest need, found himself in the strong protecting arms of his mother.

No word of retaliation when a black man is slain by a rebel in cold blood.

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

Our very lack of preparation for the conflict disposed us to look for some other than the way of blood out of the difficulty.