 What is a slave ? He is a human being . He has feelings and passion and intellect . His heart , like the heart of the white man , swells with love , burns with jealousy , aches with sorrow , pines under restraint and discomfort , boils with revenge , and ever cherishes the desire for liberty ... Considering the character of the slave , and the peculiar passions which , generated by nature , are strengthened and stimulated by his condition , he is prone to revolt in the near future of things , and ever ready to conquer his liberty where a probable chance persons itself . 
