You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.

Everybody has asked the question . . . 'What shall we do with the Negro?' I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us. Do nothing with us!

Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!

Our destiny is largely in our hands.

If we would reach a degree of civilization higher and grander than any yet attained, we should welcome to our ample continent all the nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples, and as fast as they learn our language and comprehend the duties of citizenship, we should incorporate them into the American body politic. The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.