Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man's nature -- opposition to it on his love of justice.

Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature - opposition to it is his love of justice. These principles are an eternal antagonism; and when brought into collision so fiercely, as slavery extension brings them, shocks and throes and convulsions must ceaselessly follow.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free,--honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves