God judges men by their hearts, not by the color of their skins.
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My Master had power and law on his side; I had a determined will. There is might in each.
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There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury.
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The brightest skies are always foreshadowed by dark clouds.
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Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities.
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There are no bonds so strong as those which are formed by suffering together.
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Would that I had more ability! But my heart is so full, and my pen is so weak!
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Reader, did you ever hate? I hope not. I never did but once; and I trust I never shall again. Somebody has called it "the atmosphere of hell"; and I believe it is so.
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The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.
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