None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.

Quote by Marian Anderson

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I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.

I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I...

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I...

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take...

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take...

I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my...

I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my...

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a...

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a...

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they...

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would...

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would...

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have...

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have...

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people,...

No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people,...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of...

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of...