The Will Of The People Is The

I Leave Comparisons To History, Claiming Only That I Have Acted In Every Instance From A Conscientious Desire To Do What Was Right, Constitutional, Within The Law, And For The Very Best Interests Of The Whole People. Failures Have Been Errors Of Judgment, Not Of Intent.

How Do People Come Up With A Date And A Time To Take Life From Another Man? . . . Twelve White Men Say A Black Man Must Die, And Another White Man Sets The Date And Time Without Consulting One Black Person. . . . They Sentence You To Death Because You Were At The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time, With No Proof That You Had Anything At All To Do With The Crime . . . . Yet Six Months Later They Come And Unlock Your Cage And Tell You, We, Us, White Folks All, Have Decided It's Time For You To Die, Because This Is The Convenient Date And Time.

I Will Not Move My Army Without Onions.

I Desire The Good-will Of All, Whether Hitherto My Friends Or Not.

Hold Fast To The Bible. To The Influence Of This Book We Are Indebted For All The Progress Made In True Civilization And To This We Must Look As Our Guide In The Future.