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Booker T. Washington: “You owe it to yourselves because it is right and honest, because nothing less than this is right and honest, and because…”

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You owe it to yourselves because it is right and honest, because nothing less than this is right and honest, and because you never can be really successful and really happy until you do study and work and live in this way.
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Booker T. Washington

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He argues that true success and happiness come from living with integrity and commitment to one's work.

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