Gates

Famous quotes containing the word gates:

    “Now, from the Gates of Hercules we flood
    Westward, westward till the barbarous brine
    Whelms us to the tired land where tasseling corn,
    Fat beans, grapes sweeter than muscadine
    Rot on the vine: in that land were we born.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “We set this nation up ... to vindicate the rights of man. We did not name any differences between one race and another. We opened our gates to all the world and said: “Let all men who want to be free come to us and they will be welcome.””
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

    “Go through the gates with closed eyes.
    Stand erect and let your black face front the west.”
    —Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)