I have noted time and time again that when an individual perjures himself in order to break the force of the black man’s ballot, he soon learns to practise dishonesty in other relations of life, not only where the Negro is concerned, but equally so where a white man is concerned.
In his autobiography, Washington observes how the act of disenfranchising Black voters leads to a broader moral decay in the individuals involved.
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