We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers.

Quote by Booker T Washington

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One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the...

One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the...

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple...

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple...

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is...

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is...

No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that...

No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate...

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate...

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to...

We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to...

We must reinforce argument with results.

We must reinforce argument with results.

Character is power.

Character is power.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to...

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead...

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead...

In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers,...

In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers,...

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.

If you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end,...

The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end,...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than...

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.