Progress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.

The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions entitle him to.

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

Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.

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.

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

I shall never permit myself to stoop so low as to hate any man.