There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.

The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow - by the tilt of the social landscape.

To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium.

people with a sense of fulfillment think it is a good world and would like to conserve it as it is, while the frustrated favor radical change.

It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.

America is still the best country for the common man -- white or black ... if he can't make it here he won't make it anywhere else.

Every extreme attitude is a fight from the self.