I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave.

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A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.

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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

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America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future.

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A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.

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To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.

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Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out.

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Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.

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I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety.

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