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I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I resolved then that I would permit no man, no matter what his color, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

Booker T. Washington

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There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.
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Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.
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The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race.
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If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.
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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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If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
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