If A. can prove, however conclusively, that he may, of right, enslave B. — why may not B. snatch the same argument, and prove equally, that he may enslave A.? — You say A. is white, and B. is black. It is color, then; the lighter, having the right to enslave the darker? Take care....

If wisdom means anything, it means the ability to see through the illusions of youth.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.