On the record
We cannot talk our way into our rights; we must work our way, think our way, into them.
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Booker T. Washington
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gutenberg.orgBooker T. Washington: “We cannot talk our way into our rights; we must work our way, think our way, into them.”
Editor's note · Context
Washington insists that rights must be earned through hard work and thoughtful action rather than just spoken about.
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