“I meant to write a song of battle, for storied deeds of war inspire; I seemed to hear the cannon thunder, I seemed to see the smoke and fire. But oh, the pathos of the ending when brave men conquered in the fight, knelt, kissing yielded blood-stained colors!--my eyes are blurred, I cannot write.” MenWritingWarEyeSongFightingFireBloodInspireColorBattleKissingBraveDeedsSmokeThunderBrave ManCannonsPathosSmoke And Fire Book:Nadine and Other Poems Source: Nadine and Other Poems
“[The man] thinks he's being condemned because of his color but actually he's being condemned because of his deeds, his conscious behavior.” ThinkingMenColorHe ManBehaviorConsciousDeeds Author:Malcolm X
“I was reared in a Jehovah's Witness household. I was taught that every man should be judged by his deeds and not his color, and I firmly stand where my grandmother left me.” MenShouldLeftTaughtColorDeedsEvery ManWitnessGrandmotherJudgedHouseholdMy GrandmotherJehovah Author:Jill Scott