Educator Quotes

He comes to the teacher with his eyes filled with a thousand pictures, but they are ignored, and he is robbed of them one by one until at last the beauty of this world fades from his sight and it is changed to a vale of tears.

Wilbur S. Jackman

Much depends upon us for the help of our color—more than many are aware. If we are lazy and idle, the enemies of freedom plead it as a cause why we ought not to be free, and say we are better in a state of servitude, and that giving us our liberty would be an injury to us, and by such conduct we strengthen the bands of oppression and keep many in bondage who are more worthy than ourselves.

Richard Allen (bishop)