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title: "3 Needs Speak Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [On issues carrying as much emotional freight as race - and there aren't many - a U.S. senator needs to speak with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-smith/on-issues-carrying-as-much-emotional-freight-as-race-and-there-aren-t/)

[Gordon Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-smith/)

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> [“As people of color, we sometimes resent having to educate others about our experiences and needs. But if we do not speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-a-longman/as-people-of-color-we-sometimes-resent-having-to-educate-others-about/)

[Karen A Longman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-a-longman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/karen-a-longman-58077_books_as-people-of-color-we-sometimes-resent-h_1841438.jpg)

> [The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrod-brown/the-administration-needs-to-speak-honestly-with-the-american-people/)

[Sherrod Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrod-brown/)

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