The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed read more

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in read more

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal.

So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal.

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their read more

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their number than the greatness of a man is determined by his height.

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number read more

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. read more

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.'

For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where read more

For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.