On the record
This was not flattery, because each one of these individuals knew that he had nothing to gain by trying to flatter me.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “This was not flattery, because each one of these individuals knew that he had nothing to gain by trying to flatter me.”
Editor's note · Context
Washington asserts that the compliments he received were genuine, as the men had no ulterior motives.
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