We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

In my contact with people, I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read good books, who do not travel, who never open up their souls in a way to permit them to come into contact with other souls – with the great outside world.

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

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

You may fill your heads with knowledge or skillfully train your hands, but unless it is based upon high, upright character, upon a true heart, it will amount to nothing. You will be no better than the most ignorant.

The highest test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.

I never liked the atmosphere of Washington . I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders were spending most of their time, thought and energy in trying to get into office, or in trying to stay there after they were in.