Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes
The same educational process which inspires and stimulates the oppressor with the thought that he is everything and has accomplished everything worth while, depresses and crushes at the same time the spark of genius in the Negro by making him feel that his race does not amount to much and never will measure up to the standards of other peoples.
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Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves.
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To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
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Oofy, thinking of the tenner he had given Freddie, writhed like an electric fan.
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For he who fights and runs awayMay live to fight another day;But he who is in battle slainCan never rise and fight again.
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The same educational process which inspires and stimulates the oppressor with the thought that he is everything and has accomplished everything worth while, depresses and crushes at the same time the spark of genius in the Negro by making him feel that his race does not amount to much and never will measure up to the standards of other peoples.
