Any individual who has learned to love good books, to love the best newspapers, the best magazines, and has learned to spend some portion of the day in communication with them, is a happy individual.
Booker T. Washington: “Any individual who has learned to love good books, to love the best newspapers, the best magazines, and has learned to…”
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Washington describes the joy and fulfillment that comes from engaging with quality literature and media.
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