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Booker T. Washington: The students who are downright dishonest in what they say, will find out that they are not strong in anything, that they…

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The students who are downright dishonest in what they say, will find out that they are not strong in anything, that they are not what they ought to be.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington warns that dishonesty leads to weakness and failure.

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