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Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

Booker T. Washington

There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.
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Development Exception High Intelligence Security
We went into slavery with chains clanking about our wrists; we came out with the American ballot in our hands.
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Clanking Country Hands Want
The negro has within him immense power for self-uplifting, but for years it will be necessary to guide and stimulate him.
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Guide Himself Necessary Position
In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.
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Essential Progress Purity Separate
Never let your work drive you. Master it and keep it in complete control.
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Complete Control Drive Master Work
I pity from the bottom of my heart any individual who is so unfortunate as to get into the habit of holding race prejudice, for nothing else makes one so blind and narrow.
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Habit Heart Hold Narrow Unfortunate
It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of those privileges.
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Exercise Important Preparation Privilege Right
One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
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Down Man One Remaining
Whenever your life touches mine, you make me stronger of weaker… there is no escape… people drag others or lift others up.
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Ethics People Stronger
I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
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Color Hate Himself Man Soul
Character is power.
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Character Country People
I believe that any man’s life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high-water mark of pure and useful living.
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Believe Life Live Man Possible Purity
Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you.
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Best Decision World Yourself
Character is power.
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Character One Liner Power
Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those…who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite.
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Calm Greatest Patient Possession Self
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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Empowerment Yourself

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