Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.

Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.
BENJAMIN BANNEKER

Challenges Courage Reflect Sight
In detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my brethren, under groaning captivity and cruel oppression, that you should at the same time be found guilty of that most criminal act, which you professedly detested in others, with respect to yourselves
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Criminal Groaning Guilty Oppression Time Under
Never abandon your vision. Keep reaching to further your dreams.
BENJAMIN BANNEKER

Dream Reaching Vision
Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.
BENJAMIN BANNEKER

Communication Evil Science
Were there no uniforms, there would probably be no armies.
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Army Probably Uniforms
I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.
BENJAMIN BANNEKER

God Gratitude Science
The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.
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Country Intellectual Mind Power

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