I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTONOf all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color.
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There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public.
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There is no escape – man drags man down, or man lifts man up.
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I shall never permit myself to stoop so low as to hate any man.
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We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.
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I do not believe that one should speak unless, deep down in his heart, he feels convinced that he has a message to deliver.
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The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.
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You go to school, you study about the Germans and the French, but not about your own race. I hope the time will come when you study black history too.
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It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of those privileges.
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Think about it: we went into slavery pagans; we came out Christians. We went into slavery pieces of property; we came out American citizens.
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You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him.
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Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
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Success always leaves footprints.
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I shall never permit myself to stoop so low as to hate any man.
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In proportion as one renders service he becomes great.
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It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of those privileges.
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