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title: "3 Dorothy Cotton Quotes"
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# Dorothy Cotton

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##  Quotes by Dorothy Cotton

> [Black folk, a lot of us lived as victims in a certain part of our history. And we had to really erase…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-cotton/black-folk-a-lot-of-us-lived-as-victims-in-a-certain-part-of-our/)

Dorothy Cotton

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/dorothy-cotton-79701_black_black-folk-a-lot-of-us-lived-as-victims_28275.jpg)

> [If a house is burning, and bucket of water is thrown on the blaze and doesn't extinguish the fire, this doesn't mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-cotton/if-a-house-is-burning-and-bucket-of-water-is-thrown-on-the-blaze-and/)

Dorothy Cotton

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/dorothy-cotton-79701_buckets_if-a-house-is-burning-and-bucket-of-wate_609448.jpg)

> [I'm convinced nonviolence can be successful in working for positive change in our relations with other countries right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-cotton/i-m-convinced-nonviolence-can-be-successful-in-working-for-positive/)

Dorothy Cotton

[Being successful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-successful/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c61/dorothy-cotton-79701_being-successful_i-m-convinced-nonviolence-can-be-success_1946134.jpg)

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