I am filled with gratitude and admiration for your work, and from this time forward I shall have absolute confidence in your progress and in the solution of the problem in which you are engaged.
Booker T. Washington: “I am filled with gratitude and admiration for your work, and from this time forward I shall have absolute confidence in…”
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Washington expresses his gratitude and confidence in the progress of those engaged in solving societal issues.
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