“Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in ...” — Mary McLeod Bethune Quote

“Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.”

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

“The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.”

“Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.”

“Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.”

“I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.”

“Time is my greatest enemy.”

“We've been doing a 40-year end zone celebration of the victories won by our parents and grandparents. We haven't shepherded our history. We haven't taught it so others can learn from it and implement the lessons.”

“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.”

“We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.”

“It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.”

“Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.”