A world revolution to a higher social order, a world order, or utter downfall lies before us all.

The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.

One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.

Virtue knows no color line.

Those who commit the murders write the reports.

I am only a mouthpiece through which to tell the story of lynching and I have told it so often that I know it by heart. I do not have to embellish; it makes its own way.

A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home.

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

The appetite grows for what it feeds on.

Faith is the leverage we need to liberate us from the shackles of unbelief.

God does say He will graciously entertain our prayers. He says that if we exercise faith, and if our request is in accordance with His will, He will hear us.

I think one of my pursuits over the years is trying to answer the question of 'what else can you do with a voice other than stand in front of a microphone and sing?'

If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great.

When you get married, you'll understand what happiness is. But then it will be too late.

I notice that most of the men who tease me about my hair, don't have any.

Tim Kaine is an excellent choice for vice president.

No heart is so hard as the timid heart.

Problems are God's resistance to create spiritual muscles.

Color and bite permeate a language designed to rally many men, to destroy some, and to change the minds of others.