"I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit."

"I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well."

"The average Negro is not equal to the average white man."

"It is not merely a right but a duty to take the land from the Indians."

"I have always been a believer in the doctrine that the nation which expects to be great must be able to fight."