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Booker T. Washington: “Campbell said to me, in his fatherly way: “Washington, always remember that credit is capital.”

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Campbell said to me, in his fatherly way: “Washington, always remember that credit is capital.
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Booker T. Washington

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Washington shares advice he received about the importance of credit in financial matters.

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