The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people will have sufficient confidence in it to keep their money there.

Quote by Carter G Woodson

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I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome...

I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome...

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

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

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...

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...

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 thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every...

The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every...

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...

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...

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.

Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority.

Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority.

Let us banish fear.

Let us banish fear.

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...

When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.

When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.

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...

I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.

I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.

We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is...

We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is...

The mere imparting of information is not education.

The mere imparting of information is not education.

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

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

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...

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which...

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which...