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Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Approximate author period: c. 1885 AD · industrial

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Booker T. Washington
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Approximate author period: c. 1885 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Booker T. Washington: life dates 1856 to 1915. Wikidata Q319871, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319871 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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