"The Negro pays for what he wants and begs for what he needs."
"Those who become incoculated with the virus of race hatred are more unfortunate than the victim of it. Race hatred is the most malignant poison that can afflict the mind. It freezes up the fount of inspiration and chills the higher faculties of the soul."
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Source: Kelly Miller (1908). “Race Adjustment: Essays on the Negro in America”
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