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Many of these people make more out of the wind that blows over the fields than our poor Southern people make out of the soil.
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
Washington contrasts the innovative use of wind energy in Holland with the struggles of Southern farmers, suggesting a lesson in resourcefulness.
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