I think I have learned that the best way to lift one's self… - Booker T. Washington

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I think I have learned that the best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else.

Booker T. Washington

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Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American political leader, educator and author of African ancestry, most famous for his tenure as President of Tuskegee University (1880–1915).

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Birth Name: Booker Taliaferro Washington

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If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

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I think I have learned that the best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else. - Booker T. Washington

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