If any man ascribes anything of salvation, even the very least thing, to the free will of man, he knows nothing of grace, and he has not learned Jesus Christ rightly

Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.

If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. Because the goal of America is freedom, abused and scorned tho' we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny.

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

Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.