Quote#Wisdom
The colour line must go; the line will be drawn at personal merit
Quote byJohn Ireland · 1838–1918
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermon at St. Augustine Catholic Church (1890).
English (original)
The colour line must go; the line will be drawn at personal merit.
— John Ireland
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