I Am A Republican, A Black, Dyed

He Who Is Whipped Oftenest, Is Whipped Easiest.

It Is Easier To Build Strong Children Than To Repair Broken Men.

It Is The Mission Of The Printer To Diffuse Light And Knowledge By A Judicious Intermingling Of Black With White.

...of Whom I Can Say With A Grateful Heart, 'i Was Hungry, And He Gave Me Meat; I Was Thirsty, And He Gave Me Drink; I Was A Stranger, And He Took Me In.'

I Was Broken In Body, Soul, And Spirit. My Natural Elasticity Was Crushed, My Intellect Languished, The Disposition To Read Departed, The Cheerful Spark That Lingered About My Eye Died; The Dark Night Of Slavery Closed In Upon Me; And Behold A Man Transformed Into A Brute!