"Now, whenever I hear any one advocating measures that are meant to curtail the development of another, I pity the individual who would do this. I know that the one who makes this mistake does so because of his lack of opportunity for the highest kind of growth. I pity him because I know that he is trying to stop the progress of the world, and because I know that in time the development and the ceaseless advance of humanity will make him ashamed of his weak and narrow position." pg. 138

Based on our discussions in class, Washington himself was the person "advocating measures to curtail the development of another". Therefore this quotation went against his actual actions and the plans he advocated. By telling the blacks to "cast down their bucket" and perhaps sell themselves short for a life of manual labor, he is speaking against the "progress of the world".