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Booker T. Washington: “In a word, I wish to say again, that education is meant to give us that culture, that refinement, that taste which will…”

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In a word, I wish to say again, that education is meant to give us that culture, that refinement, that taste which will make us deal truthfully with our fellow men, and will make us see what is beautiful, elevating and inspiring in what God has created.
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Booker T. Washington

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He defines education as a means to develop culture, refinement, and appreciation for beauty.

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