Go in a manly way, in a straightforward and honourable way, and then you will show the white people that you are not of a belittling race, that the prejudice which so many people possess cannot come among you and those with whom you work.
He advocates for a respectful and honorable approach to countering racial prejudice.
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We try to keep constantly in mind the fact that the worth of the school is to be judged by its graduates.
By it a race must rise or fall, succeed or fail, and in the last analysis mere sentiment counts for little.
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.
The more I come into contact with wealthy people, the more I believe that they are growing in the direction of looking upon their money simply as an instrument which God has placed in their hand for doing good with.