Racism Quote by Christine Sneed

“It is hard to dispute the evidence that we are a race defined to a significant degree by our pettiness, by how vicious our desire is to keep track, to compare, to win.” quote by Christine Sneed — Download Open image

““It is hard to dispute the evidence that we are a race defined to a significant degree by our pettiness, by how vicious our desire is to keep track, to compare, to win.””

Christine Sneed

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