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.
