Jefferson was not ashamed to call the black man his brother and to address him as a gentleman. Self-Made Men (1872)
I believe in individuality, but individuals are, to the mass, like waves to the ocean. The highest order of genius is as dependent as is the lowest. Self-Made Men (1872)
In the United States, the slightest infusion of Teutonic blood is thought to be sufficient to account for any considerable degree of intelligence found under any possible color of the skin. Self-Made Men (1872)
Personal independence is a virtue and it is the soul out of which comes the sturdiest manhood. But there can be no independence without a large share of self-dependence, and this virtue cannot be bestowed. It must be developed from within. Self-Made Men (1872)