On the record
Can we educate your consciences so that you will do certain things, not because it is the rule that they should be done, but because they should be done?
Said by
Booker T. Washington
Source
gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “Can we educate your consciences so that you will do certain things, not because it is the rule that they should be done…”
Editor's note · Context
Washington encourages students to act based on moral principles rather than mere rules.
Share
More from Booker T. Washington
Jan 1, 1901
We try to keep constantly in mind the fact that the worth of the school is to be judged by its graduates.
Jan 1, 1901
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.
Jan 1, 1901
What is equally important, they are exhibiting a degree of common sense and self-control which is causing better relations to exist between the races, and is causing the Southern white man to learn to believe in the value of educating the…
Jan 1, 1901
This country demands that every race shall measure itself by the American standard.