"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…"

"A man's rights are not to be determined by the color of his skin, or in any other way than by the measure of his manhood."

"I love the pure, peaceable, and impartial Christianity of Christ: I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land. Ind…"

"The highest function of a citizen is to question authority."

"I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."