You are to exercise this influence in the communities where you go; and if you fail to exercise it for the good of other individuals, you have failed to accomplish the purpose for which this institution exists.
He insists that failing to use their influence for good means failing the purpose of their education.
Share
More from Booker T. Washington
No one section of our country was wholly responsible for its introduction, and, besides, it was recognized and protected for years by the General Government.
Even the most ignorant members of my race on the remote plantations felt in their hearts, with a certainty that admitted of no doubt, that the freedom of the slaves would be the one great result of the war, if the Northern armies conquered.
Even to this day I can recall accurately the tortures that I underwent when putting on one of these garments.
I think that the presentation of facts, on a high, dignified plane, is all the begging that most rich people care for.