I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.
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- Booker T. Washington
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- Up From Slavery (1901), Chapter XI: Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them
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- African American
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