On the record
If we would be great, and good, and useful, we must pay the price.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “If we would be great, and good, and useful, we must pay the price.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement underscores the necessity of sacrifice and effort in achieving greatness and usefulness.
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