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No one can degrade us except ourselves.

Booker T. Washington

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.
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Alone Character Economy Freedom Intelligence Man Politics Skills
There is no escape – man drags man down, or man lifts man up.
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Escape Help Man
If no other consideration had convinced me of the value of the Christian life, the Christ like work which the Church of all denominations in America has done during the last 35 years for the elevation of the black man would have made me a Christian.
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Christian Men Years
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
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Inspirational Work Writing
Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you.
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Best Decision World Yourself
It often requires more courage to suffer in silence than to rebel, more courage not to strike back than to retaliate, more courage to be silent than to speak.
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Courage Rebel Silence Suffering
I believe that my race will succeed in proportion as it learns to do a common thing in an uncommon manner; learns to do a thing so thoroughly that no one can improve upon what it has done; learns to make its services of indispensable value.
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Believe Done Race
Leaders have devoted themselves to politics, little knowing, it seems that political independence disappears without economic independence that economic independence is the foundation of political independence.
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Knowing Leader Political
A life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity.
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Helpful Humanity Inspirational Life
Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.
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Cherish Cultivation Greatness Love Strong Weakness
My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
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Life Oneself Surprise
Ignorance is more costly to any State than education.
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Country Ignorance People States
An inch of progress is worth more than a yard of complaint.
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Inches Progress Yards
Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.
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Capture Determination Patience Strength Success
Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
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Inspirational Success Uplifting
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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Class Jobs Race

No one can degrade us except ourselves.

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