Booker T. Washington: “The possession of a decent house insures us a certain amount of proper comfort.”

I never saw a man who so completely lost sight of himself.

I have never seen one who did not want to be free, or one who would return to slavery.

This tenderness and sympathy on the part of those held in bondage was a result of their kindly and generous nature.

From any point of view, I had rather be what I am, a member of the Negro race, than be able to claim membership with the most favoured of any other race.