There must be a solidifying of our populations into one compact whole. The various indigenous tribes must be brought into the body politic, taught the duties and responsibilities of civilized government. Into them must be infused or inculcated an appreciative knowledge and understanding of hopes and aspirations of the Fathers who established this nation. There should be no words known in our National Vocabulary of Speech or even of thought as "Americo-Liberian"; "the country-man"; "the new-comer"; "the Sierra Leone man"; or such like terms of designating the various elements of our population.


Third Inaugural Address (January 2, 1928)

Charles D. B. King Quotes

There must be a solidifying of our populations into one compact whole. The various indigenous tribes must be brought into the body politic, taught...

There must be a solidifying of our populations into one compact whole. The various indigenous tribes must be brought into the body politic, taught...

There must be a solidifying of our populations into one compact whole. The various indigenous tribes must be brought into the body politic, taught...

There must be a solidifying of our populations into one compact whole. The various indigenous tribes must be brought into the body politic, taught...