But two things are wanting in American civilization - a keener and deeper, broader and tenderer sense of justice - a sense of humanity, which shall crystallize into the life of a nation the sentiment that justice, simple justice, is the right, not simply of the strong and powerful, but of the weakest and feeblest of all God's children.
Frances HarperI belong to this race, and when it is down I belong to a down race; when it is up I belong to a risen race.
Frances Harpera towering intellect, grand in its achievements, and glorious in its possibilities, may, with the moral and spiritual faculties held in abeyance, be one of the most dangerous and mischievous forces in the world.
Frances HarperWe are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul.
Frances HarperIf we have had no past, it is well for us to look hopefully to the future - for the shadows bear the promise of a brighter coming day.
Frances Harper