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

Do not do that which others can do as well.

Living is the art of loving. Loving is the art of caring. Caring is the art of sharing. Sharing is the art of living. If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

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

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 believe that one always does himself and his audience an injustice when he speaks merely for the sake of speaking. I do not believe that one should speak unless, deep down in his heart, he feels convinced that he has a message to deliver.