The longer I live and the more I study the question, the more I am convinced that it is not so much the problem of what you will do with Negro, as what the Negro will do with you and your 'civilization'.

The circumstances that surround a man's life are not important. How that man responds to those circumstances IS IMPORTANT. His response is the ultimate determining factor between success and failure.

The negro has within him immense power for self-uplifting, but for years it will be necessary to guide and stimulate him.

We shall prosper as we learn to do the common things of life in an uncommon way. Let down your buckets where you are.

In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.

In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.