The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.

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"If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves and allow those responsible to salve their conscience by believing that they have our acceptance and concurrence. We should, therefore, protest openly everything... that smacks of discrimination or slander."

- Mary McLeod Bethune

Courage

"Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible."

- Mary McLeod Bethune

Faith

"For I am my mother’s daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart."

- Mary McLeod Bethune

Connection to Earth

"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."

- Mary McLeod Bethune

Empowerment

"The whole world opened up to me when I learned to read."

- Mary McLeod Bethune

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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

- Nelson Mandela

Education

"You’ll find that education is just about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and it’s about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he’s willing to haul away."

- John Graham

Education

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."

- Mark Twain

Education

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Education

"I must study lots of things or I won’t become a great person."

- Kotomi Ichinose

Education