- Reverend Robert Alden: [Nels votes against Harriet for Joe to attend the church] Congratulations Nels! You'll get your reward in Heaven.
- Nels Oleson: Well I hope you're right, Reverend. Because it's gonna be hell on earth when I get home.
- Charles Ingalls: Adam, there's two things the blind should approach with caution: buzz saws and buying horses.
- Jonathan Garvey: [learning that Mr. Standish was responsible for the closing of the Blind School] . Sounds like that lowdown miserable skunk.
- [turns to Reverend Alden]
- Jonathan Garvey: . I know that sounds like name calling, but you've never met the man.
- Reverend Robert Alden: I have not! But, from what I've heard about him, you might be doing an injustice... to the *skunk*!
- Harriet Oleson: Oh for heaven's sake, don't you know your Bible? It explicitly says: "Look not upon me because I am black."
- Nels Oleson: That's from the Song of Solomon, Harriet. It's supposed to be a love song, not hate propaganda. And the quotation goes on to say "I am black because the sun hath darkened me." And it also says "I am black, but beautiful."
- Harriet Oleson: And that only goes to prove that even the Devil can quote the scriptures.
- Nels Oleson: I know.
- Nellie Oleson: Mother says that colored people are that way because they bare the mark of Cain and so they are never going to get into Heaven. Is that right, Father?
- Nels Oleson: Of course not!
- Harriet Oleson: How dare you contradict me?
- Nellie Oleson: She also says that colored people don't have souls because they're not made in the image of God.
- Nels Oleson: Oh! Oh, have you actually seen God, Harriet?
- Hester-Sue Terhune: The name is Mrs. Terhune and you better keep your distance
- Joe Kagan: Is this far enough?