On the record
Have you grown to the point where you are dissatisfied and all out of sorts when your hair is not combed, your finger nails dirty, and your body not in the condition it should be in?
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “Have you grown to the point where you are dissatisfied and all out of sorts when your hair is not combed, your finger…”
Editor's note · Context
He questions whether students feel discomfort when their personal grooming is neglected, indicating its importance.
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