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Benjamin Banneker

Benjamin Banneker Biography

Surveyor

Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 - October 9, 1806) was an American surveyor, astronomer, mathematician, and writer during the American Revolutionary War. He is known for his contributions to the fields of surveying, astronomy, and mathematics, and for his role in the American Revolutionary War.

Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 - October 9, 1806) was an American surveyor, astronomer, mathematician, and writer during the American Revolutionary War. He is known for his contributions to the fields of surveying, astronomy, and mathematics, and for his role in the American Revolutionary War.

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“How pitiable is it to reflect, that although you were so fully convinced of the benevolence of the Father of Mankind, and of his equal and impartial distribution of these rights and privileges, which he hath conferred upon them, that you should at the same time counteract his mercies, in detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my brethren, under groaning captivity and cruel oppression, that you should at the same time be found guilty of that most criminal act, which you professedly detested in others, with respect to yourselves”

“Never abandon your vision. Keep reaching to further your dreams.”

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“Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners.”

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“The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.”

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“I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.”

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“It is the indispensable duty of those, who maintain for themselves the rights of human nature, and who possess the obligations of Christianity, to extend their power and influence to the relief of every part of the human race from whatever burden or oppression they may unjustly labor under.”

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“Standing at my door, I heard the discharge of a gun, and in four or five seconds of time, after the discharge, the small shot came rattling about me, one or two of which struck the house; which plainly demonstrates that the velocity of sound is greater than that of a cannon bullet.”

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Author:Benjamin Banneker

“Were there no uniforms, there would probably be no armies.”

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“I have no influence with the rising generation. All my arguments have failed to induce them to set bounds to their wants.”

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“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”

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“Let a Secretary of Peace be appointed.”

Peace Secretary

Author:Benjamin Banneker

About the Author

Born: November 9, 1731
Died: October 9, 1806
Known for: Surveyor
Quotes: 11

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