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"I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety."
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"Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away."
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"Men exist for the sake of one another."
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"When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land."
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"A man should be upright, not be kept upright."
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"There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them."
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"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."
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"Let no such man be trusted."
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"I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just."
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"When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind."
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"We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members."
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"A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it."
Growth

"The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion."
Cause

"It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake."
Fire

"At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed."
Time

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
Progress

"Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done."
Motivational

"I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs."
Politics

"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe."
Society

"The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery."
Happiness

"Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work."
Work
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