My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They read more

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our read more

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith.

If you can't have faith in what is held up to you for faith, you must find things to believe read more

If you can't have faith in what is held up to you for faith, you must find things to believe in yourself, for a life without faith in something is too narrow a space to live.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, read more

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried,
"Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!"
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We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried,
"Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!"
Vain hopes that fall like flowers before the blast!
What man can look on Death unterrified?

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of read more

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true.

'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true.

Yet I argue not
Again Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot
Of right or hope; read more

Yet I argue not
Again Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot
Of right or hope; but still bear up and steer
Right onward.