Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands. No other human power can accomplish it. If we but determine it shall be so, it will be so. — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
The rights of no oppressed people have ever yet been obtained by a voluntary act of justice on the part of the oppressors. — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr. — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
It is only in the mountains that I can fully appreciate my existence as a man in America, and my own native land — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
Every people should be the originators of their own destiny, the projectors of their own schemes, and creators of the events that lead to… — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
I am not in favor of caste, nor separation of the brotherhood of mankind, and would as willingly live among white men as Black,… — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
We must make an issue, create an event, and establish a national position for ourselves: and never may expect to be respected as men… — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
Let us have an education, that shall practically develop our thinking faculties and manhood; and then, and only then, shall we be able to… — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
A serpent is a serpent, and none the less a viper, because it is nestled in the bosom of an honest-hearted man. — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands. No other human power can accomplish it. If we but… — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
The claims of no people, according to established policy and usage, are respected by any nation, until they are presented in a national capacity. — Martin Delany Copy Share Image
