Treasury of Black Quotations

The sample passages below are taken from among the 783 quotations contained within this remarkable book. All subjects are categorized alphabetically and indexed by author. <I>Treasury of Black Qotations</I> is a must for your home library!!!</p><CENTER><U>DESERTION</U><br><p>It sometimes seems we are deserted by earth and heaven.<br><br>--Frederick Douglass</P>* * *<Br><br><U>Desire</U><br><p>I've lived to bury my desires.<br>And see my dreams corrode with rust:<br>Now all that's left is fruitless fires<br>That burn my empty heart to dust.<br><br>--Alexander Pushkin</P>* * *</br><br><U>DESTINY</u><br><p>Abused and scorned though we may be our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America.<br><br>--Martin Luther King Jr.</p>------</br><P>And my father and mother strengthened me in this my first impression saying in my presence I was intended for some great purpose.<br><br>--Nat Turner</P>* * *</br><br><U>DEVELOPMENT</U><br><P>The development of human society--from tribalism to feudalism to capitalism to socialism--is brought about by the needs and aspirations of mankind for a better life.<br><br>--Paul Robeson