In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what the man or woman is able to do that counts.

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.

Mere connection with what is known as a superior race will not permanently carry an individual forward unless the individual has worth.

Men may make laws to hinder and fetter the ballot, but men cannot make laws that will bind or retard the growth of manhood.

Success always leaves footprints.