I would have the constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. — William Wells Brown
The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves. — William Wells Brown
All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck — William Wells Brown
Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous. — William Wells Brown
When this boy was brought to dr. Young, his name being william, the same as mine, my mother was ordered — William Wells Brown