Exaggerated self-importance is deemed an individual fault, but a racial virtue. Kelly Miller More Quotes by Kelly Miller More Quotes From Kelly Miller The Negro pays for what he wants and begs for what he needs. Kelly Miller want pay needs Genius has no age, no country, no race; it belongs to mankind. Kelly Miller race age country I see that the path of progress has never taken a straight line, but has always been a zigzag course amid the conflicting forces of right and wrong, truth and error, justice and injustice, cruelty and mercy. Kelly Miller errors taken justice All great people glorify their history and look back upon their early attainments with a spiritualized vision. Kelly Miller vision people looks Those who become incoculated with the virus of race hatred are more unfortunate than the victim of it. Race hatred is the most malignant poison that can afflict the mind. It freezes up the fount of inspiration and chills the higher faculties of the soul. Kelly Miller inspiration race justice If initiative is the ability to do the right thing, then efficiency is the ability to do the thing right. Kelly Miller efficiency ability initiative The Best of the artist's art, which will one day be in a Museum wall, the Painting that sets the artist apart of all other artist artists. Kelly Miller wall museums art Civilization is not a spontaneous generation with any race or nation known to history, but the torch is handed down from race to race and from age to age, and gains in brilliancy as it goes. Kelly Miller race justice civilization Racial and denominational schools impart to the membership of their communities something which the general educational institution is wholly unable to inculcate. Kelly Miller educational community school No American can read the story of the part America took in the war without experiencing a glow of patriotic feeling. Every Allied nation can say the same thing. Kelly Miller glowing patriotic war Having achieved such signal successes in the east, Russia and Roumania being both disposed of, the German leaders planned a campaign designed to crush Italy. Kelly Miller crush russia leader The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were growing stronger because Great Britain was making rapid progress in marshaling her resources for war. Kelly Miller growing-stronger war years Germany expected that at the most a day or so would see Belgian resistance broken and the dash on Paris begun. It was not safe to start such a forward rush with Belgium unconquered. Kelly Miller broken-promises broken-heart paris Moreover, broad plans commensurate with our national purpose and resources would bring conviction of our power to every soldier in the front line, to the nations associated with us in the war, and to the enemy. Kelly Miller soldier war enemy ... conscienceless efficiency is no match for efficiency quickened by conscience. Kelly Miller efficiency conscience life In the early days of his reign, Bismarck confided to a friend that it would some day be necessary for Germany to confine William II in an insane asylum. Kelly Miller germany bismarck insane For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe. Kelly Miller prussia reign europe With Germany herself falling, it is not strange that the nations leagued with her also went down to defeat. Kelly Miller germany strange fall The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital question of communication and supply. Kelly Miller army communication should In 1917 - as we have seen, - Italy suffered a great reverse, losing 200,000 soldiers and immense supplies. Kelly Miller individualism soldier losing
