Timothy Thomas Fortune Inspirational Quotes (6)

The race cannot succeed, nor build strong citizens, until we have a race of women competent to do more than bear a brood of negative men.

Men may be spoiled by education, even as they are spoiled by illiteracy. Education is the preparation of the mind for future work, hence men should be educated with special reference to the work.

Mob law is the most forcible expression of an abnormal public opinion it shows that society is rotten to the core.

The colored man is in the South to stay there. He will not leave it voluntarily and he cannot be driven out. He had no voice in being carried into the South, but he will have a very loud voice in any attempt to put him out.

It is not safe in the republican form of government that clannishness should exist either by compulsory or voluntary reason. It is not good for the government and it is not good for the individual.

We are African in origin and American in birth.