In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them.

Quote by Carter G Woodson

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The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people...

The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people...

The author takes the position that the consumer pays the tax, and as such every...

The author takes the position that the consumer pays the tax, and as such every...

The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good...

The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good...

We do not show the Negro how to overcome segregation, but we teach him how...

We do not show the Negro how to overcome segregation, but we teach him how...

If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but...

If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but...

I am a radical.

I am a radical.

Negroes who have been so long inconvenienced and denied opportunities for development are naturally afraid...

Negroes who have been so long inconvenienced and denied opportunities for development are naturally afraid...

The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This...

The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This...

The Negroes are facing the alternative of rising in the sphere of production to supply...

The Negroes are facing the alternative of rising in the sphere of production to supply...

If you can control a mans thinking, you dont have to worry about his actions....

If you can control a mans thinking, you dont have to worry about his actions....

If the Negroes are to remain forever removed from the producing atmosphere, and the present...

If the Negroes are to remain forever removed from the producing atmosphere, and the present...

This crusade is much more important than the anti- lynching movement, because there would be...

This crusade is much more important than the anti- lynching movement, because there would be...

This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters...

This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters...

As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black...

As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black...

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.

They still have some money, and they have needs to supply. They must begin immediately...

They still have some money, and they have needs to supply. They must begin immediately...

If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a...

If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a...

One can cite cases of Negroes who opposed emancipation and denounced the abolitionists.

One can cite cases of Negroes who opposed emancipation and denounced the abolitionists.

In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.

In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.

The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our...

The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our...