Frederick Douglass: “One generation cannot safely rest on the achievements of another, and ought not so to rest.”

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

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

If I have had kicks, I have also had kindness.

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.