It was all a matter of control. And Choice. Nothing more, nothing less
I can be approached, but never pushed; befriended but never coerced; killed, but never shamed.
My life is simple, my food is plain, and my quarters are uncluttered. In all things, I have sought clarity. I face the troubles and problems of life and death willingly. Virtue, integrity and courage are my priorities. I can be approached, but never pushed; befriended but never coerced; killed but never shamed.
Don't make a hasty movement. Be like a mountain. Move silently and cautiously.
A man needs a friend to share goals with, a woman to share his heart with, and a nation to serve with all of his heart. That's the best life one can live.
Those willing to die will live, and those willing to live will die.
The soldier who fights to death never dies, but the soldier who fights for existence never truly exists.
I am not surprised that there are gambling houses, like so many snares laid for human avarice; like abysses where many a man's money is engulfed and swallowed up without any hope of return; like frightful rocks against which the gamblers are thrown and perish.
And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.
I decided that my existence would be one of books and silence.
I see it happen in uniracial congregations all the time. But people - when they're in mixed company, we speak differently.