Quote#Freedom
In the first place, I deny everything but what I have all along…
Quote byJohn Brown · 1800–1859
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech to the Court (1859).
English (original)
In the first place, I deny everything but what I have all along admitted, the design on my part to free the slaves.… I never did intend murder, or treason, or the destruction of property, or to excite or incite slaves to rebellion, or to make insurrection.
— John Brown
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