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The second boy was an eye-servant who was afraid that he would do more than he was paid to do--he was afraid that he would give fifty cents' worth of labour for twenty-five cents.
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
He critiques the second boy's lack of initiative and fear of overexertion as a barrier to success.
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