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I ain’t got no money, but I wants you to take dese six eggs, what I’s been savin’ up, an’ I wants you to put dese six eggs into the eddication of dese boys an’ gals.
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Booker T. Washington
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This quote reflects the deep commitment of an elderly woman to support education for the youth despite her own poverty.
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