"Had I so interfered in behalf of the……" — John Brown
"Had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of their friendsand suffered and sacrificed what I have in this interferenceevery man in this court would have deemed it worthy of reward rather than punishment."
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24 Quotes by John Brown
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Had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of…
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I am yet too young to understand that God is any respecter of persons. I believe that to have interfered…
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No man, with a man's heart in him, gets far on his way without some bitter, soul-searching disappointment. - Happy…
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Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt…
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I think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and…
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It is not a case we are treating; it is a living, palpitating, alas, too often suffering fellow creature.
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Caution, Sir! I am eternally tired of hearing that word caution. It is nothing but the word of cowardice!
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I don't think the people of the slave states will ever consider the subject of slavery in its true light…
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I have been whipped, as the saying is, but I am sure I can recover all the lost capital occasioned…
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I want you to understand that I respect the rights of the poorest and weakest of colored people, oppressed [to…
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Whereas, Slavery, throughout its entire existence in the United States is none other than a most barbarous, unprovoked, and unjustifiable…
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I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.
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