"I have had but one idea for the last three years, to present the Negro as a man, and to demand his rights as a man."

"The true remedy for all the ills of life is freedom."

"I am not here to argue with you, but to tell you what I know."

"I am not for Negro equality, but for the equality of all men."

"The greatest crimes against humanity are not committed by criminals, but by those who stand by and do nothing."