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The United States is a place where the men govern, but the women rule.

John Brown

Caution, Sir! I am eternally tired of hearing that word caution. It is nothing but the word of cowardice!
JOHN BROWN

Coward Forever Myself Word
It is not a case we are treating; it is a living, palpitating, alas, too often suffering fellow creature.
JOHN BROWN

Compassionate Creature Live Suffering Treat
I am worth inconceivably more to hang than for any other purpose.
JOHN BROWN

Myself Purpose Worth
So far as I ever observed God’s dealings with my soul, the flights of preachers sometimes entertained me, but it was Scripture expressions which did penetrate my heart, and in a way peculiar to themselves.
JOHN BROWN

Deal Entertainment God Observation Scripture Soul Way Weird
There is a shrine in the temple of age, where lie forever embalmed the memories of such as have deserved well of their country and their race.
JOHN BROWN

Age Country Deserve Forever Lying Race Temple
Holiness does not consist in mystic speculations, enthusiastic fervours, or uncommanded austerities; it consists in thinking as God thinks, and willing as God wills.
JOHN BROWN

Enthusiasm God Holy Mystery Thinking Willing
I think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and crony of the whole house. It keeps them all young.
JOHN BROWN

Children Dog Family Home Play Thinking Young
The intent and not the deed Is in our power; and, therefore, who dares greatly Does greatly.
JOHN BROWN

Action Dare Greatness Inspirational Power
I want you to understand that I respect the rights of the poorest and weakest of colored people, oppressed by the slave system, just as much as I do those of the most wealthy and powerful. That is the idea that has moved me, and that alone.
JOHN BROWN

Color Myself People Poor Powerful Respect Right Understand Weakness Wealth
I cannot remember a night so dark as to have hindered the coming day.
JOHN BROWN

Darkness Myself Night Remember
Had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends…every man in this court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather than punishment.
JOHN BROWN

Act Friendship Myself Powerful Punishment Rich Worth
I am gaining in health slowly, and am quite cheerful in view of my approaching end, – being fully persuaded that I am worth inconceivably more to hang than any other purpose.
JOHN BROWN

End Health Myself Purpose Quite Slow View Worth
Symptoms are the body’s mother tongue; signs are in a foreign language.
JOHN BROWN

Body Foreign Language Mom Sign
I will answer anything I can with honor, but not about others.
JOHN BROWN

Ethics Myself Question Respect
Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery!
JOHN BROWN

Destruction God Life Presence Slave Time
Now let us thank th’ eternal power, convinced That Heaven but tries our virtue by affliction: That oft the cloud that wraps the present hour Serves but to brighten all our future days.
JOHN BROWN

Forever Future Ourselves Power Present Spiritual Thankful

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