History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning. Carter G. Woodson
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The people who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning. The quote above is about learning how to be independent. People often think that if they are dependent on someone else, this person will help them. But, the truth is they will only use you.

Source: The Miseducation Of The Negro

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