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

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It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern;...

It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern;...

It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North...

It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North...

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

I prefer, in a word, the republican system, because it comes up more nearly to...

I prefer, in a word, the republican system, because it comes up more nearly to...

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...

There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the...

There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society.

I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society.

I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric.

I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric.

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...

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...

As this is the first time I have had the floor, it may be well...

As this is the first time I have had the floor, it may be well...

Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and...

Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and...

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...

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...

To say, that Capt. Ingraham violated the rights of Turkey, is nonsense.

To say, that Capt. Ingraham violated the rights of Turkey, is nonsense.