In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he read more

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.

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

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

we are all of
1 accord
Strike all our souls
the same notechord
It is only God
whom we'll call read more

we are all of
1 accord
Strike all our souls
the same notechord
It is only God
whom we'll call Lord
not those of butcher
stock or warlords.

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.

All the people like us are we, And everyone else is They.

All the people like us are we, And everyone else is They.

No man is above the law, and no man is below it.

No man is above the law, and no man is below it.

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.

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free

Men are born equal but they are also born different.

Men are born equal but they are also born different.