"To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony."

"The destiny of the colored American, however, is not a question for the colored people themselves, but for the American people at large."

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

"At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. O! had I the ability, and could reach the nation's ear, I would, to-day, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting …"

"The white man’s religion is a lie."