"I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs."

"The white man’s religion is a lie."

"I am a Republican, and I hail every advance of the Republican party as an advance of liberty."

"Men may not get all they pay for in this world, but they certainly must pay for all they get."

"I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any record containing it."