Think about it: we went into slavery pagans; we came out Christians. We went into slavery pieces of property; we came out American citizens. We went into slavery with chains clanking about our wrists; we came out with the American ballot in our hands.

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Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

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Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

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I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

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Great men cultivate love...only little men cherish a spirit of hatred

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Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should try to get their people to think more highly of themselves. It's wonderful when the people believe in their leader. It's more wonderful when the leader believes in their people! You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

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An inch of progress is worth more than a yard of complaint.

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There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

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Start where you are with what you have, knowing that what you have is plenty enough.

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Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

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