The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

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

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

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.

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.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.

Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.

A slave is someone who sits down and waits for someone to free them.

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

Intelligence is a great leveller here as elsewhere

Let us render the tyrant no aid.