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Booker T. Washington: “If you are a minister and preach interesting and instructive sermons, people are going to be impressed by what you say…”

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If you are a minister and preach interesting and instructive sermons, people are going to be impressed by what you say and not by the title you bear.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington highlights that the impact of a minister's message is more important than their title.

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