Nations Quote by Marian Anderson

“No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise”

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When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

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