Quotes about Identity

I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.

The Irish, who, at home, readily sympathize with the oppressed everywhere, are instantly taught when they step upon our soil to hate and despise the Negro...Sir, the Irish-American will one day find out his mistake.

No one idea has given rise to more oppression and persecution toward colored people of this country than that which makes Africa, not America, their home.

Leaving the Great House, my presence became known to the colored people, some of whom were children of those I had known when a boy. They all seemed delighted to see me, and were pleased when I called over the names of many of the old servants

America will not allow her children to love her. She seems bent on compelling those who would be her warmest friends, to be her worst enemies.

Our Blessed Lord left the world without leaving any written message. His doctrine was Himself. Ideal and History were identified in Him. The truth that all other ethical teachers proclaimed, and the light that they gave to the world, was not IN them, but OUTSIDE them. Our Divine Lord, however, identified Divine Wisdom with Himself. It was the first time in history that it was ever done, and it has never been done since.

The loves of all hearts are so many mirrors revealing their characters.

Truth never appeals to us unless it is personal.

The more you are led by God's love, the more you become yourself and it is all done without ever losing your freedom.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

I'm a nomad. A Jewish road warrior. I do not have a concept of home. I wish I did. But I live with the idea that we have to get out of town before dawn.

It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.