These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed inn...ocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
And call ye this to utter what is just, You that of justice hold the sov'reign throne?... And call ye this to yield, O sons of dust, To wronged brethren ev'ry man his own?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness--a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athleti...c proportion.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A bargain is in its very essence a hostile transaction ... do not all men try to abate the price of all they buy? I contend that a... bargain even between brethren is a declaration of war.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning displ...ay or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him; and, after doing so, to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer, and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer in the manner which, in his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community--the man of wealth thus becoming the mere trustee and agent for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In dis world dey's many folks think dey's alive as ain't alive. Dey's alive accordin' to de whited sepulchers o' de world and dead... accordin' to de sperits o' de prophets. It's dem dey ought to cart away in hearses, brethren! It's dem dat's felt tingle within 'em de breath o' de Lawd, like a bird, like a maukin' in de woods, a song full o' warm honey, and all de same ain't follered de call, but has carried deir sperits in a hearse at de end o' de parade of de pomp o' de world. Hit's dem dat dade! Hit's dem dat's dade!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
...I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren is, that they will take their feet... from off our necks, and permit us to stand upright on that ground which God designed us to occupy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be te...rmed "the white slaves of the North," for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »