Famous quotes containing the word race:
“As a thinker and planner, the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts, she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man, savage or civilized.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)
“Why should a man desire in any way
To vary from the kindly race of men,
Or pass beyond the goal of ordinance
Where all should pause, as is most meet for all?”
—Alfred Tennyson (18091892)
“...I am an abolitionist for the sake of my own raceContact with the African degenerates our white raceI find the association with them injurious to my childkeenly as I watch to prevent it & his faithful nurse to help me ... She is a good woman & so are many of themStill the race is a degraded one ...”
—Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818?)