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> [We as Aboriginal people still have to fight to prove that we are straight out plain human beings, the same as everyone else. You know, I grew up, born on a government blanket under a palm tree. I lived under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neville-bonner/we-as-aboriginal-people-still-have-to-fight-to-prove-that-we-are/)

Neville Bonner

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## More by Neville Bonner

> [As they were leading me up, I looked up and around the galleries and I could feel the whole Aboriginal race, of those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neville-bonner/as-they-were-leading-me-up-i-looked-up-and-around-the-galleries-and-i/)

Neville Bonner

> [We as Aboriginal people still have to fight to prove that we are straight out plain human beings, the same as everyone else. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neville-bonner/we-as-aboriginal-people-still-have-to-fight-to-prove-that-we-are/)

Neville Bonner

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