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Read & copy the quotation
“Have you been really honest with your parents, who have struggled, who have sacrificed, who have toiled for years, in ways you do not know of, in order that you might come here, and in order that you might remain here?”
- Source
- Character Building
- Date
- 1902
Meaning of “Have you been really honest with your parents,…”
Washington asks students to measure their own effort against sacrifices made by parents, making gratitude inseparable from honest responsibility for the opportunity received.
Where does it come from?
Character Building, “Have You Done Your Best?”, Project Gutenberg #60484. The question is addressed to Tuskegee students reflecting on family sacrifice and their school work.
