"We came into the world like brother..." - Quote by William Shakespeare

“Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.”

“Cease to lament for that thou canst not help; and study help for that which thou lamentest.”

“Extremity is the trier of spirits.”

“You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality.”

“I have conceived a higher opinion of the natural capacities of the black race than I had ever before entertained. Their apprehension seems as quick, their memory as strong, and their docility in every respect equal to that of white children.”

“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”

“Rather than double-down on the top-down economics that let a fortunate few play by their own rules, let’s embrace an economic patriotism that says we rise or fall together, as one nation, and as one people.”

“The whole world is like the human body with its various members. Pain in one member is felt in the whole body.”

“For me, the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore, they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect.”