I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races: that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people.

It behooves us then to humble ourselves before the offended Power to confess our national sins and to pray for clemency and forgiveness.

The trouble with too many people is they believe the realm of truth always lies within their vision.

If we know where we are and something about how we got there, we might see where we are trending - and if the outcomes which lie naturally in our course are unacceptable, to make timely change.

Nevertheless, amid the greatest difficulties of my Administration, when I could not see any other resort, I would place my whole reliance on God, knowing that all would go well, and that He would decide for the right.

Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting that a just God, in his own good time, will give us the rightful result.

Do you think we choose the times into which we are born? Or do we fit the times we are born into?