Be not dismayed; in the future lies the Promised Land.

Many of us delude ourselves with the thought that if we could stand in the lot of our more fortunate neighbor, we could live better, happier and more useful lives. ... It is my experience that unless we can succeed in our present position, we could not succeed in any other.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

The saddest thing in life is people with sight, but without vision.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought.

The continued lynchings and other crimes against negroes, whether in New England or the South, and unspeakable political exponents of white supremacy, according to all recorded history, augur ill for America's future.