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The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.

~Benjamin Banneker

Topics: Colour Connected Intellectual Mind Powers Skin Strength Way

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Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.

~Benjamin Banneker

Topics: Bad Bad Manners Communication Corrects Corrupts Evil Good Good Manners Hear Hope Live Manners

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I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.

~Benjamin Banneker

Topics: African Am Colour Deepest Dye Gratitude Most Natural Profound Race Ruler Sense Supreme Them Universe Which I Am

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Standing at my door, I heard the discharge of a gun, and in four or five seconds of time, after the discharge, the small shot came rattling about me, one or two of which struck the house; which plainly demonstrates that the velocity of sound is greater than that of a cannon bullet.

~Benjamin Banneker

Topics: About After Bullet Came Cannon Discharge Door Five Four Greater Gun Heard House Me One Or Two Plainly Rattling Seconds Shot Small Sound Standing Struck Than Time Two Velocity Which

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I have no influence with the rising generation. All my arguments have failed to induce them to set bounds to their wants.

~Benjamin Banneker

Topics: Argument Bounds Failed Generation Induce Influence Rising Set Them Wants

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Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.

~Benjamin Banneker

Topics: Appears Courage Despair Difficulties Easy Lose Make Neglect Never Nor Presumption Should Sight Us Which

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Were there no uniforms, there would probably be no armies.

~Benjamin Banneker

Topics: Armies Uniforms Were Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: November 9th, 1731

Died: October 9th, 1806

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