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> [A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children and, if necessary, bone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/a-people-do-not-throw-their-geniuses-away-and-if-they-are-thrown-away/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/alice-walker-347_again_a-people-do-not-throw-their-geniuses-awa_838775.jpg)

> [“We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/we-are-a-people-a-people-do-not-throw-their-geniuses-away-and-if-they/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

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