Character, not circumstances, makes the man. — Booker T. Washington · Skopia

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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Booker T. Washington

1896

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Washington, Booker T. "Democracy and America." 30 Sept. 1896, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

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