...the voice was indisputable. It continued to swear with that breadth and variety that distinguishes the swearing of a cultivated man.

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.

Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.

I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.

You have an obligation to challenge your fans and your viewers.

Studies of reconciliation in primates have demonstrated that if the relationship value increases between two parties they are more willing to make peace.

It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty for my taste.

How can I be my best if I never fail, and how can I ever find peace if I never yell.

Faith in people is an a priori requirement for dialogue.

Jane Austen can in fact get more drama out of morality than most other writers can get from shipwreck, battle, murder, or mayhem.

That's why I love fighting, because I get to have a big battle every couple months to make up for the little battles I have to forfeit every day