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.
Washington emphasizes the unwavering conviction among enslaved people, regardless of their education or location, that a Union victory would inevitably lead to their freedom.
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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.
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.
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.
By it a race must rise or fall, succeed or fail, and in the last analysis mere sentiment counts for little.