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"Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color."
Booker T. Washington
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Booker T. Washington
USA - Politician
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Progress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.
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There is no escape: man drags man down, or man lifts man up.
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