I can speak of slavery only so far as it came under my own observation - only so far as I have… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery; — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed, The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest.” — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“The existence of Slavery in its most cruel form among them, has a tendency to brutalize the humane and finer feelings of… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“Strange as it may seem, within plain sight of this same house, looking down from its commanding height upon it, was the… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
Suffice it to say, during the whole long day I came not to the conclusion, even once, that the southern slave, fed,… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“It is a mistaken opinion that prevails in some quarters that the slave does not understand the term - does not comprehend… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“Oh! How heavily the weight of slavery pressed upon me then. I must toil day after day, endure abuse and taunts and… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“The influences and associations that had always surrounded him, blinded him to the inherent wrong at the bottom of the system of… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“My narrative is at an end. I have no comments to make upon the subject of Slavery. Those who read this book… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“I had not then learned the measure of “man’s inhumanity to man,” nor to what limitless extent of wickedness he will go for the… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close examination is… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“Blessed be sleep! It visiteth all alike, descending as the dews of heaven on the bond and free.” — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
I can speak of slavery only so far as it came under my own observation - only so far as I have known and… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery; — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“Men may write fictions portraying lowly life as it is, or as it is not—may expatiate with owlish gravity upon the bliss of ignorance—discourse… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
My sufferings I can compare to nothing else than the burning agonies of hell! — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“It is a mistaken opinion that prevails in some quarters that the slave does not understand the term - does not comprehend the idea… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
At such times, the heart of man turns instictively towards his Maker. In prosperity, and whenever there is nothing to injure or make him… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
