A Violinist Had A Violin, A Painter

You Must Get An Education. You Must Go To School, And You Must Learn To Protect Yourself. And You Must Learn To Protect Yourself With The Pen, And Not The Gun.

Since I Personified The Savage On The Stage, I Tried To Be As Civilized As Possible In Daily Life.

I Like Frenchmen Very Much, Because Even When They Insult You They Do It So Nicely.

Let Us Stop Saying 'white Americans' And 'colored Americans,' Let Us Try Once And For All Saying... Americans. Let Human Beings Be Equal On Earth As In Heaven.

The Hate Directed Against The Colored People Here In St. Louis Has Always Given Me A Sad Feeling... How Can You Expect The World To Believe In You And Respect Your Preaching Of Democracy When You Yourself Treat Your Colored Brothers As You Do?