We can succeed in putting up good buildings only in proportion as every one performs well his part in the erection of each building.
Booker T. Washington: “We can succeed in putting up good buildings only in proportion as every one performs well his part in the erection of…”
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Washington discusses the importance of individual contributions to the collective effort of building an institution.
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