Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.

There is no foreign land; it is the traveler only that is foreign.

The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black.

The misfortune of the man of color is having been enslaved. The misfortune and inhumanity of the white man are having killed man somewhere.

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.

We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.

Of troubles none is greater than to be robbed of one’s native land.

I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.

When the missionaries first came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

I do desire we may be better strangers.

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.