Frederick Douglass: “It is a crafty invention and is in every way worthy of its inventors.”

That the mother was a slave was enough for its deadly purpose.

I believed I should get enough to eat at Covey’s, even if I suffered in other respects, and this to a hungry man is not a prospect to be regarded with indifference.

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

I looked into this kitchen with peculiar interest, and remembered that it was there I last saw my mother.