Speak then boldly, and without disguise; and be assured that no sooner will your tongues be loosed on the forbidden subject, than you will be surprised to find what a coincidence of thought exists in relation to it.
Tappan encourages open discussion about slavery, emphasizing the surprising unity of thought that can emerge when people speak freely.
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Now is the time, fellow-citizens, to assail the foe.
He is terrified by the echo of his own threats, and the very proposal to dissolve the Union and leave him to his fate, throws him into paroxysms.
In the place of your present contempt, and degradation, and misery, honor, and wealth, and happiness court your acceptance.
Do you pant for liberty and equality, more substantial than such as is now found only in your obliterated and tattered bills of right?