"The religion of the south—as I have observed it and proved it—is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes; the justifier of the most appalling barbarity; a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds; and…"

"Slavery is a system of fraud and blood."

"At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed."

"The liberties of the American people were dependent upon the Ballot-box, the Jury-box, and the Cartridge-box; that without these no class of people could live and flourish in this country."

"I have had but one idea for the last three years, to present the Negro as a man, and to demand his rights as a man."