My Hopes Were Never Brighter

Civil War Was Not A Mere Strife For Territory And Dominion, But A Contest Of Civilization Against Barbarism.

American Labor Rights Activist, On Activities Of The National Farm Workers Association Human Law May Know No Distinction Among Men In Respect Of Rights, But Human Practice May.

If We Would Reach A Degree Of Civilization Higher And Grander Than Any Yet Attained, We Should Welcome To Our Ample Continent All The Nations, Kindreds, Tongues And Peoples, And As Fast As They Learn Our Language And Comprehend The Duties Of Citizenship, We Should Incorporate Them Into The American Body Politic. The Outspread Wings Of The American Eagle Are Broad Enough To Shelter All Who Are Likely To Come.

They Who Study Mankind With A Whip In Their Hands Will Always Go Wrong.

Our Community Belongs To Us And Whether It Is Mean Or Majestic, Whether Arrayed In Glory Or Covered In Shame, We Cannot But Share Its Character And Destiny.