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You will find more and more as the years go by, that people will gradually lay aside books, and study the nature of man in a way they have never done as yet.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “You will find more and more as the years go by, that people will gradually lay aside books, and study the nature of man…”
Editor's note · Context
Washington anticipates a growing trend of people prioritizing the study of human nature over traditional book learning.
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