Unterrified by the commotion which his composing-stick was producing near and far, he laughed to scorn the abuse and threats of his enemies.

When the news of the reward of the State of Georgia "for the abduction of his person" reached him, he did not quail, great as was his peril, but boldly replied: "Of one thing we are sure: all Southern threats and rewards will be insufficient to deter us from pursuing the work of emancipation.

As citizens of the United States we know our rights and dare maintain them.
We have committed no crime, but are expending our health, comfort, and means for the salvation of our country, and for the interests and security of infatuated slaveholders, as well as for the relief of the poor slaves." Archimedes with his lever had moved the world.

Archimedes "in a small chamber, unfurnitured and mean," had set a world of pro-slavery passions and prejudices spinning away into space: "Such earnest natures are the fiery pith, The compact nucleus, 'round which systems grow; Mass after mass becomes inspired therewith, And whirls impregnate with the central glow.".