One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you read more

One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.

That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane individual has ever given his read more

That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane individual has ever given his assent.

Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better.

Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better.

The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors.

The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors.

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.

There is no saint without a past, and no sinner without a future.

There is no saint without a past, and no sinner without a future.

If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his read more

If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.

If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.

If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in read more

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.