There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the young and vigorous.

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The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of...

The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of...

My rights all spring front an infinitely nobler source - from favor and grace of...

My rights all spring front an infinitely nobler source - from favor and grace of...

I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would...

I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would...

It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and...

It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and...

Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of...

Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of...

I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property...

I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property...

Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of...

Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of...

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least...

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least...

I need say no more, to prove that slavery is entirely unlike the servitude in...

I need say no more, to prove that slavery is entirely unlike the servitude in...

The poor North has much to do with slavery. It staggers under its load and...

The poor North has much to do with slavery. It staggers under its load and...

Let us tell our legislators in advance, that this is a right, restraints on which,...

Let us tell our legislators in advance, that this is a right, restraints on which,...

But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon...

But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon...

True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has...

True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has...

The Southern slave would obey God in respect to marriage, and also to the reading...

The Southern slave would obey God in respect to marriage, and also to the reading...

I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society.

I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society.

We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what...

We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what...

God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of...

God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of...

Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of...

Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of...

I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people...

I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people...