I was determined that no one should have the feeling that it was a foreign institution, dropped down in the midst of the people, for which they had no responsibility and in which they had no interest.
Washington expresses his firm determination to prevent Tuskegee Institute from being perceived as an external entity, emphasizing local responsibility and interest.
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