We've got to show that blacks and whites are treated equally in the army. Otherwise, what's the point of waging war on Hitler?

I believe in prayer. It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven.

I think they must mix blood, otherwise the human race is bound to degenerate. Mixing blood is marvelous. It makes strong and intelligent men. It takes away tired spirits.

Sex was a pleasurable form of exercise, like dancing.

What am I most ashamed of in my life? Not keeping my promise to my sister and being too scared of America to attend her funeral.

The old Catholic parties hounded me with a Christian hatred from station to station, city to city, one stage to another.

We've got to show that blacks and whites are treated equally in the army. Otherwise, what's the point of waging war on Hitler?