The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

Free men are the strongest men.

The spirit of liberalism is to create free men; it is not the regimentation of men.

Negroes must be free in order to be equal, and they must be equal in order to be free... Men cannot win freedom unless they win equality. They cannot win equality unless they win freedom.

All men are by nature born equally free and independent.