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Booker T. Washington: “It is natural and praiseworthy for a person to be looking for a higher and better position than the one he occupies.”

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It is natural and praiseworthy for a person to be looking for a higher and better position than the one he occupies.
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Booker T. Washington

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He concludes that it is natural for individuals to aspire for better positions in life, which is commendable.

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