There are no social differences - till women come in.

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.

The aim of life is self-development

As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past changes in the present invariable order of society.

If you're feeling helpless, help someone.

There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.

I don't subscribe to anything. I sit there and I try to think about what seems honest to me.

Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.

All blessings are mixed blessings.

What do people want? Well, you really can’t talk about wants until you talk about needs.

Suffering brings your heart to bear. It gets you where you are!

I will always remember this summer day in Paris, when I was to perform a great acrobatic move. I can still see myself stepping on the ring of a packed circus along real performers.