Bursting Quote by Booker T. Washington
“By habits of thrift and economy, by way of the industrial school and college, we are coming up. We are crawling up, working up, yea, bursting up-often through oppression, unjust discrimination and prejudice-but through them all we are coming up, and with proper habits, intelligence, and property, there is no power on earth than can permanently stay our progress.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: 1901, Atlanta Exposition (The Atlanta Compromise)
Through thrift, education, and property, oppressed peoples can rise above discrimination, as no force can halt progress built on these habits.
In simple terms: Thrift, education, property enable upward mobility.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate disciplined habits.
Themes
self-improvement
education
economic empowerment
resilience
Mood
inspirational
hopeful
Type
historical
motivational
When to use this quote
- personal finance
- community development
- entrepreneurship
- civil rights activism
Key Concepts
capitalism
social mobility
racial uplift
Questions to Reflect On
- What structural changes are needed to support upward mobility?
- How can education be made truly accessible?
A Different Perspective
Overlooks systemic barriers that persist despite individual effort.
