Neither god, nor angels, or just men, command you to suffer for a single moment. Therefore it is your solemn and imperative duty to use every means, both moral, intellectual, and physical that promises success. — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
Think of the undying glory that hangs around the ancient name of Africa and forget not that you are native-born American citizens, and as… — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
In every man's mind the good seeds of liberty are planted, and he who brings his fellow down so low, as to make him contented with a condition of slavery, commits the highest crime against God and man. Brethren, your oppressors aim to do this. They endeavor to make you as much like brutes as possible. When they have blinded… — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share
You had better all die - die immediately, than live as slaves and entail your wretchedness upon your posterity. — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
Resistance! Resistance! No oppressed people have ever secured their liberty without resistance! — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
The humblest peasant is as free in the sight of God as the proudest monarch that ever swayed a sceptre. Liberty is a spirit… — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
In every man's mind the good seeds of liberty are planted, and he who brings his fellow down so low, as to make him… — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
Neither god, nor angels, or just men, command you to suffer for a single moment. Therefore it is your solemn and imperative duty to… — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
