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title: "3 Need Allies Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [The first thing we need allies to do is listen. Come to us with a willingness to grow and evolve. You're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-mcbride/the-first-thing-we-need-allies-to-do-is-listen-come-to-us-with-a/)

[Sarah McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-mcbride/)

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> [I don't know that white people need to be 'allies' so much as understand that any black struggle in America is ultimately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-don-t-know-that-white-people-need-to-be-allies-so-much-as/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“Ixion’s not a place for friends. They die or they leave. On Ixion you need allies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-de-pierres/ixion-s-not-a-place-for-friends-they-die-or-they-leave-on-ixion-you/)

[Marianne de Pierres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-de-pierres/)

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