Quotes by Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave

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At such times, the heart of man turns instictively towards his Maker. In prosperity, and whenever there is nothing to in — Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
It is not the fault of the slaveholder that he is cruel, so much as it is the fault of the system under which he lives. — Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
The influence of the iniquitous system necessarily fosters an unfeeling and cruel spirit, even in the bosoms of those wh — Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
There's a sin, a fearful sin, resting on this nation, that will not go unpunished forever. There will be reckoning yet . — Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
...So we passed, handcuffed and in silence, through the streets of Washington, through the Captial of a nation, whose th — Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
Strange as it may seem, within plain sight of this same house, looking down from its commanding height upon it, was the — Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed,The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest. — Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave