The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.

About Whitney Young

Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization...

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