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I know that I have the right freely to speak and publish my sentiments, subject only to the laws of the land for the abuse of that right.

I most earnestly advise you, again and again, love, honor, and obey your parents. Friends like them, you need not expect to find in this world.

Emancipation, to be of any value to the slave, must be the free, voluntary act of the master, performed from a conviction of its propriety.

Is he not a God that showeth mercy and keepeth covenant? Of all sins, it seems to me that the sin of unbelief is the most dishonouring to God.

If I am not safe in Alton, I shall not be safe anywhere.

The cry of the oppressed has entered not only into my ears, but into my soul, so that while I live, I cannot hold my peace.

I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery, and by the blessing of God, I will never go back.

If the civil authorities refuse to protect me, I must look to God, and if I die, I have determined to make my grave in Alton.