I care for it only as a means to be used for doing good, just as wealth may be used.
Booker T. Washington: “I care for it only as a means to be used for doing good, just as wealth may be used.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Washington clarifies that he values prominence solely as a tool for achieving good, similar to wealth.
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