W. E. B. Du Bois

The problem of the color-line is a problem of the soul, not just a problem of the body.

The truth is, we are all brothers and sisters, and we must live together in peace and harmony.

The world is a world of joy, and we must find it.

The problem of the color-line is a problem of the spirit, not just a problem of the flesh.

The truth is, we are all one, and we must act like it.

The world is a world of dreams, and we must pursue them.

The problem of the color-line is a problem of the future, not just a problem of the past.

The truth is, we are all capable of great things, and we must strive for them.

The world is a world of possibilities, and we must explore them.

The problem of the color-line is a problem of the present, not just a problem of the future.

The truth is, we are all here for a reason, and we must find it.

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.

Education must not simply teach work—it must teach Life.

One thing alone I charge you. As you live, believe in life!

The world is full of lost and lonely souls.

Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know something of poverty, — but that so many men are so poor.

After the Egyptian and Indian, the Greek and Roman, the Teuton and Mongolian, the Negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second-sight in this American world.

I was born free.

The function of the Negro college, then, is clear: it must develop men.

We cannot escape the past, but we can redeem it.