Weldon Johnson

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    This Great God,
    Like a mammy bending over her baby,
    Kneeled down in the dust
    Toiling over a lump of clay
    Till He shaped it in His own image;
    —James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)

    We shelter children for a time; we live side by side with men; and that is all. We owe them nothing, and are owed nothing. I think we owe our friends more, especially our female friends.
    —Fay Weldon (b. 1933)

    I shall not seek and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)