Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.

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The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their...

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their...

I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of...

I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of...

I was not only hunting for my liberty, but also hunting for my name.

I was not only hunting for my liberty, but also hunting for my name.

When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as...

When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as...

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their...

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their...

If I can send the flower of the German nation into the hell of war...

If I can send the flower of the German nation into the hell of war...

The race advances only by the extra achievements of the individual. You are the individual.

The race advances only by the extra achievements of the individual. You are the individual.

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is...

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is...

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open,...

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open,...

George Bush doesn't care about black people.

George Bush doesn't care about black people.

A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what...

A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what...

We know all too little about the factors that affect the attitudes of the peoples...

We know all too little about the factors that affect the attitudes of the peoples...

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

Race is precisely of as much consequence in man as it is in any animal

Race is precisely of as much consequence in man as it is in any animal

Europe is merely powerful; India is beautiful.

Europe is merely powerful; India is beautiful.