Amos Adams Lawrence

“The great beauty of the structure is that of utility.”

“The prospect is that this whole region will be settled by a population of a higher order than has usually been found in a new country.”

“This selling of arms is a new business to me, but I think it is a good one under the circumstances.”

“We are in a revolution, and the cannon and the saber are to decide the question.”

“I shall want a full and explicit history of all that is done, so that if my children should ever be poor, they may have the satisfaction of knowing that their father's money was not all lost in speculation.”

“The wickedness of the pro-slavery party must be met by the wisdom and courage of the free state party, and I have good reason to hope that it will be.”

“I would not have a slave to till my ground, to carry me, to fan me while I sleep and tremble when I wake, for all the wealth that sinews bought and sold have ever earned.”

“We can not let our standard fall, to accommodate those who have not the manliness to sustain it.”

“I would have this a free State, if I have to give all my property and my life to make it so.”

“My line of life is a simple one, and my business is paid for; my expenses are not large, and I can give away all my income and more, without injuring my family.”

“Let the Emigrant Aid Company have all the credit it deserves, and no more. The great movement which saved Kansas was the people's movement.”

“We want to plant a church and a school-house in every village, and we shall not have long to wait for the fruits of our planting.”

“We cannot get a man for Governor who is not President of some petty railroad.”