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Booker T. Washington: “We also want you to learn to be absolutely honest in all your dealings with other people's property.”

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We also want you to learn to be absolutely honest in all your dealings with other people's property.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington encourages absolute honesty in dealings with others' property, highlighting its importance in character building.

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