Quote#God & Faith
I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow…
Quote byBooker T. Washington · 1856–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Up From Slavery (1901), Chapter XI: Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them..
English (original)
I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him. I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
— Booker T. Washington
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