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Booker T. Washington: “I learned there for the first time some of its value, not only in keeping the body healthy, but in inspiring…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1901
I learned there for the first time some of its value, not only in keeping the body healthy, but in inspiring self-respect and promoting virtue.
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Booker T. Washington

Editor's note · Context

Washington elaborates on the deeper significance of personal hygiene, connecting it to moral and psychological development.

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