...dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself. - George Santayana. 2. No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. - T. Washington. Diplomacy 1 . The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy give one...

...shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify common labor. No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."20 On the other hand, WEB Du Bois insisted that the best and brightest black youth should be...

...(Note: Replace 'Manager' with any occupation based on audience and topic). No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. —Booker T.Washington (1856-1915) Every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable...

...superficial and the substantial, the ornamental gewgaws of life and the useful. No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top. Nor should we permit our grievances...

...to equality. In 1895 Washington made a famous speech explaining his educational approach and arguing that "there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin and not at the top" (Ravitch, 2000, p. 39). And more...

...their brains and skills to the common occupations of life, to glorify common labor, and to realize that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. While "being worked" in slavery meant degradation, "working" means civilization. One of the most important...

...dichiarazione di Booker T. Washington inclusa nel suo discorso di Atlanta del 1 895: "No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem" [Nessuna razza può prosperare finché non impara che c'è tanta dignità nel coltivare un campo quanta...

...labour, and put brains and skill into the common occupations of life. . . . No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top."27 The withdrawal from the American...

...superficial and the substantial, the ornamental gewgaws of life, and the useful. No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top.4 These ideas while having some practicality...

...commerce, and domestic services as well as other similar professions, he stated, "No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem." He admitted it might mean that blacks would have to begin at the bottom of some profession instead...