The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man, not a gentleman can insult me.

Right is of no sex, Truth is of no colour, God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.

The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.

Our destiny is largely in our hands.

Freedom is a road seldom travelled by the multitude.

The destiny of the coloured American … is the destiny of America.

A man who will enslave his own blood, may not be safely relied on for magnanimity.

Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.

I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.

Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

Some know the value of education by having it. I know its value by not having it.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.