Booker T. Washington: “There is no defence or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.”

I think that the presentation of facts, on a high, dignified plane, is all the begging that most rich people care for.

No one section of our country was wholly responsible for its introduction, and, besides, it was recognized and protected for years by the General Government.

Even the most ignorant members of my race on the remote plantations felt in their hearts, with a certainty that admitted of no doubt, that the freedom of the slaves would be the one great result of the war, if the Northern armies conquered.

I have always looked upon fame as something to be used in accomplishing good.