Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper.

Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.

I may not be the man I want to be; I may not be the man I ought to be; I may not be the man I could be; I may not be the man I truly can be; but praise God, I'm not the man I once was

Many people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out sharply and clearly from the prevailing opinion. The tendency of most is to adopt a view that is so ambiguous that it will include everything and so popular that it will include everybody. Not a few men who cherish lofty and noble ideals hide them under a bushel for fear of being called different.

Why is the church always a taillight rather than a headlight?

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.

We ain't goin' study war no more.