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Do this, and you will find that you have it in your own power to make your future bright or gloomy, just as you desire.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “Do this, and you will find that you have it in your own power to make your future bright or gloomy, just as you desire.”
Editor's note · Context
Washington asserts that individuals have the power to shape their own futures based on their attitudes and actions.
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