We are going to do our best to reach out to every citizen of the United States, to engage them in every way possible, and to make certain that they appreciate fully the opportunity which we have to do something not only significant but even spectacular. -John Hope Franklin

 

We are going to do our best to reach out to every citizen of the United States, to engage them in every way possible, and to make certain that they appreciate fully the opportunity which we have to do something not only significant but even spectacular.


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This quote is just one of 18 total John Hope Franklin quotes in our collection. John Hope Franklin is known for saying 'We are going to do our best to reach out to every citizen of the United States, to engage them in every way possible, and to make certain that they appreciate fully the opportunity which we have to do something not only significant but even spectacular.' as well as some of the following quotes.

'We know all too little about the factors that affect the attitudes of the peoples of the world toward one another. It is clear, however, that color and race are at once the most important and the most enigmatic.'

John Hope Franklin

I'm just waiting to see if it will happen. I've been disillusioned so many times before. It's 2006, and there's nothing in the nation's capital to show what happened to African-Americans. Nothing.

John Hope Franklin

If the house is to be set in order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past.

John Hope Franklin

If we only have five families that want to relocate, that is wonderful, ... We will have done what we should.

John Hope Franklin

There's a great desire in people after a tragedy like this to go back to their lives as it was, ... This may not be possible for some.

John Hope Franklin