Step out into the world
with your head high
"In rearing my children I have passed on the philosophy that (my grandmother) Nana
taught me as a youngster…the right to be treated as an equal by all other men, she said, is man's
birthright. Never permit anyone to treat you otherwise…Only weaklings give up in the face of
obstacles. Be honest and frank with yourself and the world at all times…Never compromise what you
know to be the right. Never pick a fight, but never run from one if your principles are at stake.
Go out into the world with your head high, and keep it high at all times…Step out into the world with
your head high, fight for what is right, but show understanding and tolerance for others."
—Excerpt from Bunche's Nobel Prize Lecture, Oslo, Norway, 10 December 1950 |
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