Men may make laws to hinder and fetter the ballot, but men cannot make laws that will bind or retard the growth of manhood. (Booker T. Washington)

Men may make laws to hinder and fetter the ballot, but men cannot make laws that will bind or retard the growth of manhood.

Booker T. Washington

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