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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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