“If you are black, the only roads into the mainland of American life are through subservience, cowardice, and loss of manhood. These are the white man's roads.” IfsMenBlackLossWhiteAfrican AmericanCowardiceManhoodWhite ManAmerican LifeSubservience Author:Amiri Baraka
“Count me o'er earth's chosen heroes, - they were souls that stood alone, While the men they agonized for hurled the contumelious stone, Stood serene, and down the future saw the golden beam incline To the side of perfect justice, mastered by their faith divine, By one man's plain truth to manhood and to God's supreme design.” MenSoulEarthSidesJusticePerfectSawsDesignDivineHe ManHeroStonesSupremeChosenGoldenOne ManManhoodBeamSereneIncline Book:The poetical works of James Russell Lowell Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell
“The tastes and pursuits of manhood will bear on them the traces of the earlier impressions of our education. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue.” MayScienceEducationBearsTasteEnglandPursuitImpressionPursueNeglectPortionsManhoodUnreasonable Book:Science and Reform: Selected Works of Charles Babbage Source: Science and Reform: Selected Works of Charles Babbage
“Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!” LostNationsBloodHorrorRegardSlaveryFinalsHorribleManhoodCleansingBloodshed Author:Patrick Pearse
“I grew to manhood in the Ohio State Penitentiary.” StatesGrewManhoodOhioOhio State Author:Chester Himes