Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

A hero does for others. He would do anything for people he loves, because he knows it would make their lives better. I am not that kind of person, but I want you to be. You could give something to her, to me, to those children in the quarter. You could give something I never could ... The white people out there are saying you don't have it-that you're a hog, not a man. But I know they are wrong.

I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices.

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.

I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly

The colored man has been accustomed all his life to lean on the white man, and if a good officer is placed over him, he will learn readily and make a good soldier.