If our people are to fight their way out of bondage we must arm them with the sword and the shield and the buckler of pride.
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We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.
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Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
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If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.
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