"Is the object of his thought lofty in its character, so is he. Is it low, so is he. We rise or fall, we ascend or descend, according to our ideals."
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William H. Crogman
William Henry Crogman (May 5, 1841 - October 16, 1931) was a pioneering African American educator and classicist at Clark University of Atlanta in the United States.
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