Booker T. Washington: “I have found, too, that it is the visible, the tangible, that goes a long ways in softening prejudices.”

In the economy of God there is but one standard by which an individual can succeed—there is but one for a race.

This country demands that every race shall measure itself by the American standard.

The great human law that in the end recognizes and rewards merit is everlasting and universal.

Despite superficial and temporary signs which might lead one to entertain a contrary opinion, there was never a time when I felt more hopeful for the race than I do at the present.