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Of the two, I believe I would rather see you own a bathtub without a house, than a house without a bathtub.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgOf the two, I believe I would rather see you own a bathtub without a house, than a house without a bathtub.
He humorously suggests that having a bathtub is preferable to having a house without one.
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