Solomon Northup Quotes
Really, it was difficult to determine which I had most reason to fear—dogs, alligators or men!
Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil.
Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery.
There are few sights more pleasant to the eye, than a wide cotton field when it is in the bloom. It presents an appearance of purity, like an immaculate expanse of light, new-fallen snow.
I can speak of slavery only so far as it came under my own observation - only so far as I have known and experienced it in my own person.
It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public.
Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close examination is a matter of particular importance to the Negro jockey.
The influence of the iniquitous system necessarily fosters an unfeeling and cruel spirit, even in the bosoms of those who, among their equals, are regarded as humane and generous.
No credit--no debt. Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil.
I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed, The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest.