Civil War Was Not A Mere Strife

...i Recognize The Widest Possible Difference-so Wide, That To Receive The One As Good, Pure, And Holy, Is Of Necessity To Reject The Other As Bad, Corrupt, And Wicked. To Be The Friend Of One, Is Of Necessity To Be The Enemy Of The Other.

Neither We, Nor Any Other People, Will Ever Be Respected Till We Respect Ourselves And We Will Never Respect Ourselves Till We Have The Means To Live Respectfully.

Power Concedes Nothing Without Demand. It Never Has And Never Will. Show Me The Exact Amount Of Wrong And Injustices That Are Visited Upon A Person And I Will Show You The Exact Amount Of Words Endured By These People.

Those Who Profess To Favor Freedom, And Yet Depreciate Agitation, Are Men Who Want Crops Without Plowing Up The Ground.

Everybody Has Asked The Question, ... 'what Shall We Do With The Negro?' I Have Had But One Answer From The Beginning. Do Nothing With Us! You're Doing With Us Has Already Played The Mischief With Us. Do Nothing With Us! If The Apples Will Not Remain On The Tree Of Their Own Strength, ... Let Them Fall! I Am Not For Tying Or Fastening Them On The Tree In Any Way, Except By Nature's Plan, And If They Will Not Stay There, Let Them Fall. And If The Negro Cannot Stand On His Own Legs, Let Him Fall Also.