No American worthy of the name would fail to be stirred with patriotism as he comes into your magnificent State, into th...
It is in the interest, and for the protection, of the white man to see that the negro is educated.
The man that counts is the average private citizen; he is the man that counts.
We must remember that we leave this country in the hands of the children of today.
Poor, indeed, would be the soul of the man who did not leave Montgomery a better American than when he came into it.
As I said once before today, I like your stock and am glad it is not dying out.
Every dollar put into the education of either white man or black man, in head, in hand, and in heart, yields rich divide...
The hope of advancement for the colored man in the South lies in his steady, commonsense effort to improve his moral and...
Let each man strive to excel his fellows only by rendering substantial service to the community in which he lives.
Now, think what it means to have the President of the United States greeted as he has been today.
I would not call myself a good American if I did not.
It is a liberal education in itself just to come here and see this great focus of civilization.
I will be through now in just two minutes more.
Finally, and in closing, my friends, let me draw one more lesson from the Civil War; from the experience of the men of t...
the successful performance of political duty depends absolutely upon the successful performance of domestic, of social d...
The one thing this nation cannot afford to neglect is the education of the nation of the future.
The man or the woman who counts in life is the man or the woman who does not flinch from a task, but who does the task, ...
Children of to-day are going to decide what our country shall be in the immediate future, and accordingly as they are br...