But it was a moral issue, too, and a number of Northern women felt they had an obligation to fight an institution that broke up families and subjected young women to sexual molestation. Abolition of slavery was different from other reform movements, partly because it drew women so clearly into politics, and partly because it drew them so near to genuine violence.

Confidence… thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection, and on unselfish performance. Without them, it cannot live.

I endeavored to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all his mercies to me, for his preservation of me through all the dangers I have passed, and all the blessings which he has bestowed upon me, for I know I fall far short of my obligations.

Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.

The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.

I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.

We need fantasy to survive because reality is too difficult.