I felt that I had reached the promised land, and I resolved to let no obstacle prevent me from putting forth the highest effort to fit myself to accomplish the most good in the world.
Arriving at Hampton Institute, Washington expresses his profound sense of destiny and his unwavering resolve to dedicate himself to doing good.
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