Religion Quote by Colson Whitehead

“I prefer the American spirit, the one that called us from the Old World to the New, to conquer and build and civilize. And…

— Colson Whitehead

“I prefer the American spirit, the one that called us from the Old World to the New, to conquer and build and civilize. And…

— Colson Whitehead

“We are slaves whose masters are dead. For we are mostly controlled by doctrines which were established centuries heretofore.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Great move of God require great obedience to the ways of the Spirit.”

— Benjamin Suulola

“In this dedication of a Nation we humbly ask the blessing of God. May he protect each and every one of us. May He…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“God Almighty has set before me two Great Objects: the supression of the Slave Trade and the Reformation of Manners.”

— William Wilberforce

“That was the best of the American spirit, I thought--having the audacity to believe despite all the evidence to the contrary that we could…

— Barack Obama

“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” that they summoned…

— Robert A. Caro

“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.”

— Maya Angelou

“We are at the mercy of whoever wields authority over the things we either desire or detest. If you would be free, then, do…

— Epictetus

“The Must be worthless by our estimation or keep us enslaved by an intemperate love of it.”

— John Calvin

But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought Of freedom, in that hope itself possess All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength, The…

— William Cowper