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“ All of our schools should be good enough to attract a healthy racial mix, which, I believe, leads to the most effective learning for everybody. ”

“ Schools should be diverse if we are to get past racial differences. ”

“ Once my school was integrated, and I was there with white kids and a few black kids, it really didnt matter to us what we looked like. ”

“ Wisdom is a gift but has nothing to do with age. That was probably the case with me. ”

“ My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that. ”

“ When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength, and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you! ”

“ Evil isn't prejudiced. It doesn't care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It's up to you whether you give it that place. ”

“ We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society. ”

“ I now know that experience comes to us for a purpose, and if we follow the guidance of the spirit within us, we will probably find that the purpose is a good one. ”

“ Each and every one of us is born with a clean heart. Our babies know nothing about hate or racism. But soon they begin to learn and only from us. We keep racism alive. We pass it on to our children. We owe it to our children to help them keep their clean start. ”