Frederick Douglass: “We were resolved to succeed or fail together, after the calamity had befallen us as much as before.”

I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.

He was called upon not merely to administer the government, but to decide, in the face of terrible odds, the fate of the Republic.

My grandmother was all the world to me, and the thought of being separated from her was a most unwelcome suggestion to my affections and hopes.

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