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Solomon Northup Quotes

My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom Picture Quote #1

Suffice it to say, during the whole long day I came not to the conclusion, even once, that the southern slave, fed, clothed, whipped and protected by his master, is happier than the free colored citizen of the North. To that conclusion I have never since arrived Picture Quote #1

Not by human dwellings--not in crowded cities alone, are the sights and sounds of life. The wildest places of the earth are full of them Picture Quote #1

On the way, a great many demanded it, read it, and passed on. Those having the air and appearance of gentlemen, whose dress indicated the possession of wealth, frequently took no notice of me whatever; but a shabby fellow, an unmistakable loafer, never failed to hail me, and to scrutinize and examine me in the most thorough manner. Catching runaways is sometimes a money-making business Picture Quote #1

What difference is there in the color of the soul? Picture Quote #1

My sufferings I can compare to nothing else than the burning agonies of hell! Picture Quote #1

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Is everything right because the law allows it? Picture Quote #1

Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it Picture Quote #1

I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery; Picture Quote #1

Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil Picture Quote #1

It is not the fault of the slaveholder that he is cruel, so much as it is the fault of the system under which he lives. He cannot withstand the influence of habit and associations that surround him. Taught from earliest childhood, by all that he sees and hears that the rod is for the slave’s back, he will not be apt to change his opinions in maturer years Picture Quote #1

It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public Picture Quote #1

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My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom (Solomon Northup Quotes) Suffice it to say, during the whole long day I came not to the conclusion, even once, that the southern slave, fed, clothed, whipped and protected by his master, is happier than the free colored citizen of the North. To that conclusion I have never since arrived (Solomon Northup Quotes) Not by human dwellings--not in crowded cities alone, are the sights and sounds of life. The wildest places of the earth are full of them. (Solomon Northup Quotes) On the way, a great many demanded it, read it, and passed on. Those having the air and appearance of gentlemen, whose dress indicated the possession of wealth, frequently took no notice of me whatever; but a shabby fellow, an unmistakable loafer, never failed to hail me, and to scrutinize and examine me in the most thorough manner. Catching runaways is sometimes a money-making business. (Solomon Northup Quotes) What difference is there in the color of the soul? (Solomon Northup Quotes) My sufferings I can compare to nothing else than the burning agonies of hell! (Solomon Northup Quotes) Is everything right because the law allows it? (Solomon Northup Quotes) Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it (Solomon Northup Quotes) I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery; (Solomon Northup Quotes) Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil (Solomon Northup Quotes) It is not the fault of the slaveholder that he is cruel, so much as it is the fault of the system under which he lives. He cannot withstand the influence of habit and associations that surround him. Taught from earliest childhood, by all that he sees and hears that the rod is for the slave’s back, he will not be apt to change his opinions in maturer years (Solomon Northup Quotes) It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public (Solomon Northup Quotes)