knew that he had only a short time to live and one death to die and he said that he would die fighting for that cause. He opened the door to fighting for the freedom of the slaves, saying, There will be no more peace in this land until slavery is done for (page 53). For the rest of his life though poor and in debt he still fought hard to eliminate slavery. Although John Brown realized killing was necessary, he made every attempt to save and protect life unless it taking it was absolutely necessary even when his son was shot and killed no unnecessary retaliation was enacted. A man had murdered one of John Browns sons and Brown had the chance for an easy and equal retaliation, but he gave orders that only the mans slaves be taken and no harm be done unto him. He stated that he did not harbor the feelings of revenge and that he acts from a principle. His main objective was to restore human rights. John Brown was once described as a volcano beneath a mountain of snow (page 55). A view thoroughly expressed by Stavis is that Brown fought his entire life to bring about the downfall of slavery. At one time Kansas was full of abolitionists and pro-slavery men that many fights were breaking out. John Brown and some of his family was there and paid such a great price for fighting that he had to lay on a pallet during carriage transportation while trying to recover and get over the many losses he sustained by losing many of his sons and friends. Somehow withstanding losses so great John Brown remained cool, calm, and collected when talking about it that he truly appeared to be a fiery volcano inside but a well-carried man on the outside. John Brown is portrayed as a hard-fighting abolitionist who may have the greatest impact on the eventual ending of slavery. Frederick Douglas close friend and a helper of John Brown says of him, This age is too gross and sensual to appreciate his deeds, and so-calls him mad; but the future ...
