“We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.”
Other Mary McLeod Bethune Quotes
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.
Mary McLeod Bethune 
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The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.
Mary McLeod Bethune
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Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
Mary McLeod Bethune
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Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
Mary McLeod Bethune
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