Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Booker T. Washington

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Topic

Character Overcoming obstacles Personal responsibility

Speaker

Booker T. Washington

Source

Democracy and Education

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Civil rights activist Educator Writer

From

United States

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Citation

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

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How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

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The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.

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Era
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Aristotle. Rhetoric. 322 BC, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.

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Time
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Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Campaign address. Democractic State Convention. 29 Sept. 1936, Syracuse, NY, USA.