I have been beset night and day at Alton. And now, if I leave here and go elsewhere, violence may overtake me in my retreat, and I have no more claim upon the protection of any other community than I have upon this. Elijah Parish Lovejoy altonbesetclaim share on social
If I have been guilty of no violation of law, why am I hunted up and down continually like a partridge upon the mountains? Why am I threatened with the tar barrel? Why am I waylaid every day, and from night to night, and my life in jeopardy every hour? Elijah Parish Lovejoy barrelcontinuallyday share on social
Is he not a God that showeth mercy and keepeth covenant? Of all sins, it seems to me that the sin of unbelief is the most dishonouring to God. Elijah Parish Lovejoy covenantdishonourgod Change image and share on social
Emancipation, to be of any value to the slave, must be the free, voluntary act of the master, performed from a conviction of its propriety. Elijah Parish Lovejoy actconvictionemancipation Change image and share on social
I have concluded, after consultation with my friends and earnestly seeking counsel of God, to remain at Alton, and here to insist on protection in the exercise of my rights. Elijah Parish Lovejoy altonconcludeconsultation Change image and share on social
It is not possible that one man can convert another into a piece of property, thus at once annihilating all his personal rights, without the most flagrant injustice and usurpation. Elijah Parish Lovejoy annihilateconvertflagrant Change image and share on social
As long as I am an American citizen, and as long as American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject, being amenable to the laws of my country for the same. Elijah Parish Lovejoy amenableamericanblood share on social
If I know my own heart, I do now feel the necessity of resigning myself into the hands of my God, to mould and guide me at His will; tho I dare not say that I am, at present, willing to do it. Elijah Parish Lovejoy darefeelgod Change image and share on social
The eternal God - the infinite Jehovah - has done all he could do - even to the sacrificing his own Son - to provide a way for man's happiness, and yet they reject him, hate him, and laugh him to scorn! Elijah Parish Lovejoy eternalgodhappiness share on social
