It means a great deal, I think, to start off on a foundation which one has made for oneself.

I pity from the bottom of my heart any nation or body of people that is so unfortunate as to get entangled in the net of slavery.

Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.

A race, like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up.

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

Think about it: we went into slavery pagans; we came out Christians. We went into slavery pieces of property; we came out American citizens. We went into slavery with chains clanking about our wrists; we came out with the American ballot in our hands.

Educated men and women, especially those who are in college, very often get the idea that religion is fit only for the common people. No young man or woman can make a greater error than this.