"I have saved my country. I have avenged America."

"I will tear off the epaulets of the officers who do not march; and I will shoot the soldiers who resist. I want work and order."

"Do you think that men who have been able to enjoy the blessing of liberty will calmly see it snatched away from them? They have fought to obtain it; they will fight to retain it."

"I have taken up arms for the freedom of my color, and I will maintain it as long as I breathe."

"The liberty of blacks cannot exist without the destruction of slavery."