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Booker T. Washington: Whatever we get out of text books, whatever we get out of industry, whatever we get here and there from any sources, if…

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Whatever we get out of text books, whatever we get out of industry, whatever we get here and there from any sources, if we do not get the idea of truth at the end, we do not get education.
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Booker T. Washington

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He argues that true education must culminate in the understanding of truth, regardless of the sources of knowledge.

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