Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quotes

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Biography

Nationality: American
Type: Educator

Born: January 12, 1890
Death: September 10, 1976

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quotes #1

When the Negro cries with pain from his deep hurt and lays his petition for elemental justice before the nation, he is calling upon the American people to kindle about that crucible of race relationships the fires of American faith.

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Tags: Faith , Hurt, Pain

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quotes #2

Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is a disease at the very root of our democratic life.

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Tags: Life , War , Enemy

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quotes #3

We're living under the illusion that we have the power to determine what to do with it.

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Tags: Power , Living, Illusion

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quotes #4

There will be a meeting of the great powers who will disagree, and the next noise we hear will be the screeching of elevators going up and down from heaven to hell.

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Tags: Great , Down, Hell

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quotes #5

Now they have come to the place where their faith can no longer feed on the bread of repression and violence. They ask for the bread of liberty, of public equality, and public responsibility. It must not be denied them.

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Tags: Faith , Equality , Must

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quotes #6

The Negro people of America... have cut our forests, tilled our fields, built our railroads, fought our battles, and in all of their trials they have manifested a simple faith, a grateful heart, a cheerful spirit, and an undivided loyalty .

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Tags: Faith , Heart, Simple

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quotes #7

Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative.

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Tags: Human, May, Ever

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