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title: "1 Booker Washington Quotes By Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson"
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> [“I prefer to heed the wise words of Booker T. Washington: "I would permit no man to drag down my soul by making me hate him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/i-prefer-to-heed-the-wise-words-of-booker-t-washington-i-would-permit/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

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## More by Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

> [“LAZY AND IRRESPONSIBLE This isn't a politically correct position to have, but I'm convinced that the lack of moral character in many black men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/lazy-and-irresponsible-this-isn-t-a-politically-correct-position-to/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“f white Americans were to leave the country tomorrow, in ten years -America would be a ghetto. You can see the truth of this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/f-white-americans-were-to-leave-the-country-tomorrow-in-ten-years/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“Black women are acting irresponsibly by giving birth to baby after baby out of wedlock. Most of these children are from different fathers as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/black-women-are-acting-irresponsibly-by-giving-birth-to-baby-after/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“Blacks must learn that true freedom from poverty is available only through hard work and perseverance, not through affirmative action programs, protesting, or blind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/blacks-must-learn-that-true-freedom-from-poverty-is-available-only/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“I can say with confidence that many black males are both lazy and irresponsible. This view isn't popular with problem profiteers who”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/i-can-say-with-confidence-that-many-black-males-are-both-lazy-and/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“From working with black males for more than a dozen years, I can say with confidence that many black males are both lazy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/from-working-with-black-males-for-more-than-a-dozen-years-i-can-say/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“The lack of moral character is the number one problem in the black community today”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/the-lack-of-moral-character-is-the-number-one-problem-in-the-black/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“Current black leaders preach racial hatred and welfare dependency, not peace and independence. They earn their fat salaries by stirring up the racial pot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/current-black-leaders-preach-racial-hatred-and-welfare-dependency-not/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“The absence of the father creates a hole in the center of their being, particularly for boys. Their lives become a routine of "looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/the-absence-of-the-father-creates-a-hole-in-the-center-of-their-being/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“McWhorter claims that low black educational achievements are not the result of racism but of an attitude within the black community that academic achievement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/mcwhorter-claims-that-low-black-educational-achievements-are-not-the/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“Black women are acting irresponsibly by giving birth to baby after baby out of wedlock. Most of these children are from different fathers as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/black-women-are-acting-irresponsibly-by-giving-birth-to-baby-after-2/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“The key to the future for blacks is a commitment to America and its ideals of freedom, personal responsibility, the free enterprise system, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/the-key-to-the-future-for-blacks-is-a-commitment-to-america-and-its/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“I prefer to heed the wise words of Booker T. Washington: "I would permit no man to drag down my soul by making me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/i-prefer-to-heed-the-wise-words-of-booker-t-washington-i-would-permit/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“Ebonics is not a separate language. It is ghetto speech and substandard English. To claim that ebonics is a positive way of communicating for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/ebonics-is-not-a-separate-language-it-is-ghetto-speech-and/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

> [“kids have anger, emotional, drug, and authority problems because they come from broken homes or homes that have been filled with violence. They have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/kids-have-anger-emotional-drug-and-authority-problems-because-they/)

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-jesse-lee-peterson/)

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